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Good cha (Grilled pork with noodles)

Good cha leads the Vietnamese entries in fourth place. It pairs pork patties and pork belly with vermicelli, herbs, and a tangy-sweet dipping broth. While found all over Vietnam, it remains associated with the capital.

It gained international recognition in 2016 when the late chef Anthony Bourdain and then U.S. President Barack Obama shared a bowl during the latter’s visit to Vietnam, an episode that later featured on Bourdain’s CNN series Parts Unknown.

Topping Asian list is samgyeopsal, a South Korean pork belly delicacy, followed by China’s shao rou (roast suckling pig) and Dongpo pork (red-cooked pork belly).

Photo Bui Thuy