The food entry--Vietnam style.

The equivalent of fast food in Vietnam is street food--it's available on practically every street corner and only takes a minute to serve up. The major difference is that the ingredients are gourmet and fresh. A 10,000 Dong ($.50) banh mi or a 20,000 Dong ($1.00) bowl of pho leaves your tummy full, happy, and guilt-free of supporting the capitalist juggernaut that is Colonel Sanders.

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Dim sum in Saigon

Not gonna bother Steven to name every food in these pics, but this is a Hanoi specialty that we ate in Saigon--beef patties in fish sauce. Boss.

Banh mi in Saigon

Smoothies are a big thing among the yootz in Vietnam.

Sticky rice! Colored and flavored by various fruits and things.

The best pho ever! From "Pho Le" in Saigon.

Seafood dinner in Saigon with the Le Family.

The fare included sea snails, all sorts of shellfish, scallops.

Do NOT try and keep up with the Vietnamese in terms of drinking... you will literally go blind.

Cuttlefish bun xeo in Nha Trang--a type of savory crepe.

Flan is a thing here.

Throwing the shrimp on the barbie, Nha Trang style.

Rice wrapper/paper made fresh in front of yo face. Topped with fried garlic and eaten with fish sauce.