"Pick 6 dishes that represent Vietnam"...

Says my new journo friend, Daisy Dumas, she's doing a story for CNNGo.com. Oh, and they have to be in Cabramatta and we need to eat them in one sitting... I was soooo up for the challenge!

I selected six dishes that transport me back to Vietnam, dishes that we commonly eat and one or two that are just so uniquely Vietnamese... What do you think of my selection? Leave a comment...

1. Pho: at Pho Tau Bay

No list would be complete without Pho, Vietnam's most famous soup. It comes in several types: beef, chicken, vegetarian, even seafood. And Pho Tau Bay was voted Sydney's best Pho in 2010.

Tan Hung Vuong, No 1 Cabramatta Centre, Cabramatta

Banh cuon has been a favourite dish of mine since I was around 7yo.  It was always such a treat for breakfast, the warm rice noodles enveloping pork mince and mushroom over a bed of lettuce, mints, bean sprouts and cha lua; a delicious Vietnamese pork devon.   Oh and the burnt onion on top gives it even more flavour.

I'd pour loads and loads of fish sauce on top of everything and devour it all in minutes.

Phu Quoc Restaurant, Cabramatta

Our Vietnamese friends were craving for banh cuon - rice noodle pockets filled with mince served with cured pork, fried onions and range of mints including coriander and basil.  A good banh cuon is distinguished by how thin the rice noodle is, and by the dipping sauce.  It's different from banh uoc; which doesn't have any filling.

Banh Cuon in Luang Prabang

Couldn't believe it, found Vietnamese Banh Cuon near our hotel in Luang Prabang... sold fresh at a street stall. 

They are meat mince wrapped around delicate rice noodle and dipped in fish sauce.

We ate two servings each!