Pho tron (mixed pho), Nom and Goi ga (Vietnamese Shredded Chicken Salad) are placed among the top 100 salads in the world by TasteAtlas, an international food website.

Banh da cua, a local delicacy of the northern port city of Hai Phong, has been named one of the world’s best noodle soups by TasteAtlas, a culinary website which is known for its collection of information on 10,000 dishes and 9,000 restaurants.

Pho is a traditional Vietnamese speciality and also a national dish, a street food that expresses the lifestyles of Vietnamese people.

Fried shrimp wonton is among the dishes visitors should not miss in the ancient town of Hoi An. Wonton is made with rice flour and filled with ingredients such as shrimp, pork, egg, and spices.

Because of the variety in taste of many eaters, com tam has been "combined" with several elements of different culinary traditions and become a symbolic dish for fusion cuisine.

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

Hundreds of appetising dishes and drinks are waiting for local and international gastronomes at the sixth southern food festival 2016.