Viet Nam and What food should you try?

QUESTION:
We love Asian food, and have heard a lot about the Vietnamese food. Is there anything special we should try?
Bernt and WIP

ANSWER:
Vietnamese food differs from region to region. A typical meal mixes sweet, acidic, crisp, soft, strong and mild flavors and common consistencies.

Vietnamese people often describe themselves as either "soy sauce" or "fish sauce". The people North often choose soy sauce in their rich Boletales, including pho bo, a classic beef and noodle soup from northern regions. People in the South have coconut, lemon grass and lots of fish sauce in his curryliknande rights.

In Central Viet Nam is the food incredibly refined. Specialities from Hue include banh khoai (Royal rice cakes), whereas in Hoi An, one can taste the delicious banh bao, or "white rose" which is a steamed räkravioli and cao lau (flat noodles served with krutonger, pork and vegetables). To learn how to cook these dishes, so you go to Morning Glory (www.restaurant-hoian.com) in Hoi An has excellent cooking lessons (from $ 200).

Fast food from the street is also excellent. Hanoi Cooking Centre (hanoicookingcentre.com) organizes trips (half-day trip cost 350 kronas) where you can learn about fast food from the street, and even try out some of the classics like xoi (sticky rice with accessories such as sweet sausage or knaperstekt eel).