Vietnamese cuisine is extremely diverse, often divided into three main categories, each pertaining to Vietnam's three main regions (north, central and south). It is mainly based on rice, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Its characteristic flavor is sweet (sugar), spicy (Serrano peppers), and flavored by a variety of mints.

Vietnam also has a large variety of noodles and noodle soups. Different regions invented different types of noodles, varying in shapes, tastes, colours, etc. One of the nation's most famous type of noodles is phở (pronounced "fuh"), which consists of rice noodles and beef soup (sometimes chicken soup) which is added many special ingredients .If you have a chance to taste a bowl of Phở , do not gulp but savour each spoon of a soup made of the sweet of beef , the little sour of lemon,the great sault of fish sauce and irresistible incense of fresh vegetables . This cuisine originated from North Vietnam, and has reached a level of worldwide popularity.