One of my favorite Vietnamese foods, found throughout the country, is Com Tam = BBQ'd pork served with something like a "shredded" rice <- difficult to explain - but taste like any rice - just a different texture. A very traditional Vietnamese dish, it is eaten throughout the day - even for breakfast. The above pics show com tam pork being grilled by a street vendor (w an entrance to Saigon's central market in distant background) & com tam in its final serving/presentation form (as served in one of my favorite a/c restaurants). In addition to the "shredded rice", Com Tam is always served with a tasty, warm, melon soup, and a delicious spicy-hot, sweet/sour sauce. Cost at an air-conditioned restaurant = US$1.73 or about the same as a ca phe sua da in a coffee shop. Com tam from a street vendor cost about US$1..
NOTE: above pics taken w BB - all others in this update were taken w Nikon - which are better?
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