Whenever you ask people what they know or like about Vietnamese cuisine, you will certainly get the answer: Phở - our national dish. My favorite variety is the Southern version with rare beef, although this soup is supposed to originate from the North.
It's basically a Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat. Phở is a uniquitous and popular dish in Vietnam where it is served in households, street-stalls, and restaurants country-wide.
The Southern phở is served with fresh herbs, lemon etc. (aside in a separate dish), whereas the Northern version comes with less/all herbs already in the bowl. You can have the soup with meatballs, chicken or tofu, but I always stay with the classic where thin slices of tender beef are uncooked and have to be submerged in the hot juicy broth where the beef gets "cooked" in it.
You can't actually eat it without the herbs and the right sauce (fish sauce). The herbs and the sauce(s) make up at least 50% of taste in Vietnamese dishes.
Enough words, go there and try it yourself!
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