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In a small corner of Cape Town in South Africa, the Saigon - Vietnamese restaurant has become a familiar place over the past three decades among diners looking to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine.

The soup is considered a national dish and can be found all over the country though it originated in the north before being taken to the south, where people have added their own influences to the dish.

Vietnam's pho bo (beef noodle soup) ranked second among the world's 20 best soups compiled by news channel CNN.

When mentioning Vietnamese cuisine, ‘pho’ is among the first names popping up in people’s mind.

Chicken pho is among signature dishes of Vietnamese people in the North. It is a hearty, simple and healthy meal that is full of vibrant flavours.

Among many dishes Vietnamese have brought to the US, Pho is undoubtedly the most well-known and well-received of all. CNN has voted Pho to be one of the most famous dishes in the world.

Pho Thin – a family-run noodle shop in Hanoi open for 30 years – has opened its first franchise in Tokyo.

Vietnamese pho has been named the world’s 20th best food experience by world travel guide book publisher the Lonely Planet.

Vietnam has joined nine other ASEAN countries to showcase its best traditional dishes at the ASEAN Culinary Festival 2018 which is currently underway at the COEX Convention Centre in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from November 29 to December 1.