Depending on what you like, there's a lot of different options to choose from when ordering and eating at a Vietnamese restaurant.
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Start off with an order of crispy spring rolls or fresh summer rolls if you don't want fried foods.
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Wrap the spring rolls in the lettuce leaves that are brought to the table and dip them in the fish sauce that comes with the order.
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Then, if you like noodle soup, you should definitely order a tasty bowl of Pho (Vietnamese beef noodle soup). It's thin slices of braised beef immersed in broth with noodles.
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If you're into rice dishes, you can order grilled porkchops still on the bone served over sticky rice.
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If you like grilled meats, order a plate of grilled sliced beef served over vermicelli noodles, dressed in sweet fish sauce.
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Fish sauce is the staple of Vietnamese cuisine and it's used most often as a dipping sauce or a dressing. It makes everything more tasty, but beware not to get it on you for it stinks.