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Vietnamese cuisine among world’s best

Vietnam has been named among the top 10 countries in the world with the best food, according to readers of Canadian magazine The Travel.
Vietnamese cuisine among world’s best ảnh 1Pho is a must-try dish for visitors to Vietnam. (Photo: vov.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has been named among the top 10countries in the world with the best food, according to readers of Canadianmagazine The Travel.

It ranked fifth in the list for its distinctivecuisine with incredible favours that are particularly popular withinternational friends.

"Seafood is a popular food in Vietnam as the country contains so manyfishing villages, but Vietnam is not all about seafood," the magazinewrote. “In fact, the wide variety of food in the countrywill leave visitors perplexed."

It recommends tourists to try pho,the country’s iconic noodle soup and national dish, with either beef or chicken.
Vietnamese cuisine among world’s best ảnh 2Vietnam has been named among the top 10 countries in the world with the best food. (Photo:  Vietnam Guide)
Pho is made and served across the country though it originated in Hanoi and wastaken to the south, where other distinct touches were added.

The magazine also suggests visitors sample snacks such as spring rolls and banh my, a type of Vietnamese baguette.

“There are different types of rice dishes to also try out and while someconsist of chicken, others consist of beef or pork,” it added.

Thailand and the Philippines are the other two Southeast Asian nations in thelist of the best food as chosen by The Travel readers.

The US cuisine tops the list, which also mentions Germany,Italy, Greece, Mexico, Spain and India.

Vietnamese cuisine has been praised by manyinternational chefs and prestigious food magazines in recent years.
Vietnamese cuisine among world’s best ảnh 3Vietnamese cuisine has been praised by many international chefs and prestigious food magazines in recent years. (Photo: Vietnam Guide)
The oldest and largest French TV channel - TF1 –broadcast a report on the success of world cuisine in France over the past tenyears, in which Vietnamese cuisine was honoured as one of the three most lovedby the French. The report was screened during the channel’s prime time onFebruary 7.

According to TF1, there are about3,000 products from 24 different countries being sold in retail distributionsystems throughout France. Among them, Vietnamese traditional fried springrolls ranked third in the list of foreign cuisines most loved by Frenchconsumers. The US peanut butter, popcorn and Macaroni dish came in second whilethe Japanese sushi was the most popular.

Vietnam also honoured as Asia's Leading Culinary Destinationat the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA) 2020. That was thesecond year in a row that Vietnam ranks first in Asia in the category./.
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