Ted Dalton heads to Chicken Street to get a taste of that most beloved of Hanoi dishes — barbecued chicken. Photos by Julie Vola

If there is any dish that is a Saigon icon, it’s com tam. But what’s the background behind this local favourite cooked up with steamed ‘broken’ rice? Words by Vi Pham

Vietnam has an obsession with eating snails. And one dish that leaves a long, glistening trail is snails with rice noodle soup. Words by Huyen Tran. Photos by Julie Vola

Pho with roasted duck noodles? The street food variations in the capital know no bounds. Words by Huyen Tran. Photos by Julie Vola

The king of snacks, banh xeo is everywhere in Ho Chi Minh City. But which joint makes the best? Natalia Martínez went on little tour in search of the winner. Photos by Francis Xavier

Where once vegetarian street food was difficult to find, now it is almost everywhere. And it’s nothing to do with Buddhism, either. Vi Pham traces a trend. Photos by Owen Salisbury

It’s winter and you’re in search of some sugar, something sweet to give you some energy. What could be better than banh troi tau? Words by Jesse Meadows. Photos by Vu Bao Khanh