Pho, Vietnam\'s traditional noodle soup

The humble Pho (traditional noodle soup) and Goi cuon (summer roll) have made it to US television channel CNN’s list of the “World’s 50 most delicious foods.”

CNNGo programme says Pho and Goi cuon are some dishes that “you eat to stay alive, others you eat because not to would be a crime.”

It says of Pho which ranks 28th in the list: “This … national dish is just broth, fresh rice noodles, a few herbs and usually chicken or beef. But it’s greater than the sum of its parts -- fragrant, tasty and balanced.”

Goi cuon, 30th, is “wholesome, easy and the very definition of ‘moreish’.”

“This snack made from pork, shrimp, herbs, rice vermicelli and other ingredients wrapped in rice paper is served at room temperature. It’s ‘meat light,’ with the flavors of refreshing herbs erupting in your mouth.”

Other foods to make the list are potato chips and buttered popcorn from the US, som tam, nam tok moo, and tom yum goong of Thailand, and chicken rice and chili crab of Singapore.

Goi cuon (photo by Tuoitre)