Jimmy Shu is at the busy Parap Saturday markets where he says that street food is one of the best ways to get to know a culture. In this episode he tastes some of Darwin’s most popular street food. Jimmy talks about Darwin’s Laksa obsession and goes to Mary’s Laksa stall to meet Mary who has been making Darwin’s most famous Laksa for over 20 years. Jimmy then meets Wayne who runs the famous Vietnamese stall. Jimmy says Wayne makes an amazing banh mi which, after finding out about Wayne’s secret recipes, he just has to try. Jimmy then visits the Sunday Rapid Creek Market and shows us his favourite breakfast street food, a regional Thai braised pork delicacy that’s cooked by master street food chef Kanchana. Jimmy then goes to meet Amye Un who runs a small eatery on the Stuart Highway in town, Warung Ibu Amye serving Balinese and Timorese dishes. As Amye shows Jimmy how to make her mother’s charcoal chicken, her signature dish, as she tells Jimmy about her colourful life.
