The article wrote when visiting Ho Chi Minh City, food lovers all over the world can sample the very best of it.

A streetside food stall selling bread in Ho Chi Minh City – photo: MH

Beyond the streetside food stalls and bustling markets hawking “banh mi,” snails, broken rice, and offal stew are a clutch of Bib Gourmand and Michelin-starred restaurants serving up creative versions of classic dishes.

However, by far, the most mentioned dish in TimeOut’s survey is Phở, a type of local noodle soup. Unlike Phở in the North, the warming noodle soup in the South is typically heavily garnished with basil, coriander, chili and hoisin sauce.