Vietnamese cuisine has risen in popularity in recent years, and many top hotels around the world will include it in one of their restaurants. Unlike in Thailand, where many traditional local dishes are still served, Vietnamese cuisine is probably the precursor to the international phenomenon of fusion cooking, as it blends the best that the Far East has to offer with traditional French sensibilities to create something truly unique.
Some dishes in Vietnam may not be for the faint-hearted, Balut Egg contains an almost fully formed duckling still in its egg, and is very crunchy, but on the whole they are very tasty, particularly the southern Vietnamese dishes, which are spiced with pepper, and very enjoyable.
