In Vietnamese cities one must be alert to the existence of hidden culinary delights - dishes cooked in kitchens and served from stalls all but invisible to the untrained eye. Working Saigon's Tan Dinh market one recent morning, we're made aware of the existence of one such enterprise when a tray-bearing woman emerges from behind the vegetable stall Dave is photographing. We eye the gorgeous orange-tinted soup noodes balanced on her shoulder, and then crane our necks to peer behind the stall. Sure enough, people are eating back there. From the looks of those noodles, investigation is warranted. A man, his wife, and ... read more

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