There were some foods that I loved instantly in Vietnam. Banh Mi was one of them, but I don't think I saw it until I hit Hanoi. I was also a big fan of the fried rice, but every town seemed to call it something else.

Now I'm all about pho and the dishes where you wrap everything up in rice paper. But it took me a long time to find the stuff I liked. On a few occasions I only ate potato chips for dinner and waited until I was in another town with more food options.