dense Asian populations. Television shows featuring Vietnamese food have increased in popularity. Luke Nguyen from Australia currently features a television show, Luke Nguyen's Vietnam, dedicated on showcasing and instructing how to cook Vietnamese dishes. On The Great Food Truck Race, a Vietnamese sandwich truck called Nom Nom Truck received the most money in the first five episodes. Anthony Bourdain wrote: You don't have to go looking for great food in Vietnam. Great food finds you. It's everywhere. In restaurants, cafes, little storefronts, in the streets; carried in makeshift portable kitchens on yokes borne by women vendors. Your cyclo-driver will invite you to his home; your guide will want to bring you to his favorite place. Strangers will rush up and offer you a taste of something they're proud of and think you should know about. It's a country filled with proud cooks—and passionate eaters. Gordon Ramsay visited Vietnam in his reality show Gordon's Great Escape - S02E02 (2011) and fell in love with the taste of the culinary here. Especially the dish called Hủ tiếu Mì by Mrs. Dì Hai, prepped and served on a small boat in Cái Răng floating market, Cần Thơ. He even praised it as "The greatest dish I have ever eaten" when he brought it up as one of the dishes for the elimination challenge for the top 5 finalists of American MasterChef season 4 episode 21. Cooking techniques Some common Vietnamese culinary terms include: Rán, chiên – fried dishes Chiên nước mắm – fried then tossed with fish sauce Chiên bột – battered then deep-fried Rang – dry-fried dishes with little to no oil Áp chảo – pan-fried then sautéed Xào – stir fry, sautéing Xào tỏi – stir fry with garlic, very common way of cooking vegetables Xào sả ớt – sautéed with lemongrass and chili pepper Xào lăn – pan searing or stir frying quickly to cook raw meat Xáo măng – braised or sautéed with bamboo shoots Nhồi thịt – stuffed with minced meat before cooking Sốt chua ngọt – fried with sweet and sour sauce Kho – stew, braised dishes Kho khô – literally dried stew (until the sauce thickens) Kho tiêu/kho gừng/kho riềng – stewed with peppercorns/ginger/galangal Nấu – means cooking, usually in a pot Nấu nước dừa – cooked with coconut water Hầm/ninh – slow-cook with spices or other ingredients Canh – broth-like soup to be served over