The dipping sauce – mam tom or shrimp paste - is the most special part about this dish. It has a signature pungent scent that might scare away the chicken-hearted diners.

Four Vietnamese eateries have been included in the Inaugural “Essence of Asia” Collection, an unranked collection by Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.

VOV.VN - Both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been voted as the leading destinations to enjoy traditional cuisine or street food, as well as being top places for food shopping among local travelers, according to endorsement data on Booking.com.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Records Organization (VietKings) has unveiled two lists featuring 100 local delicacies and 100 Vietnamese gifts from the 2020 to 2021 period.

VOV.VN - Prestigious new outlet CNN of the United States recently listed Vietnamese Beef Pho among the top 20 best soups in the world.

VOV.VN - Duong Chi Kien, chairman of Golden Age Group, received the "Golden Lion" award from the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg for his significant contributions to developing the Russian city’s external relations with foreign and regional partners.

VOV.VN - Similar to other flower villages throughout the Mekong Delta region, the 100-year-old Pho Tho-Ba Bo village in Can Tho city has seen colourful flowers blooming ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Hanoi street foods have become a nostalgia for travelers who have once enjoyed them.

A documentary entitled “Len thanh pho” (Making our place), featuring the lives of young migrant female workers in Hanoi, won the Best Next Gen award at the Better Cities Film Festival 2020 in the US, according to the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

Pho rolls is a well-known dish of Hanoi. Easy to make, this dish has its unique taste from the stir-fried beef inside and the dipping sauce.