The Pres­i­dent of the Unit­ed States was accom­pa­nied by the famous Amer­i­can chef and TV pre­sen­ter Antho­ny Bour­dain. For din­ner, the head of state and the TV star ordered the pop­u­lar Viet­namese dish bung cha, which includes grilled pork and rice noo­dles, and a bot­tle of local beer each. Dur­ing the meal, Oba­ma and Bour­dain sat on ordi­nary plas­tic chairs along with oth­er restau­rant patrons.