Vietnamese cuisine is diverse and quite exotic. Though unlike in other Asian countries, they do not serve here really spicy food, it is still better not to eat any strange food during your first days there. For those, who does not like it, there are restaurants with European dishes in Phu Quoc. You should consider several aspects while visiting any café. First of all, chairs and tables in most places are low, as the local people are not tall. You just have to get used to it. Second – always pay attention to your check. As in many other resorts, you may find there dishes, which you didn’t order, or the price will differ from the one in the menu. And finally, almost everywhere they will cook the fish you bring or the one from the aquarium. The base of most Vietnamese courses is rice. In a menu, you will find it under “Com”. It is served boiled or fried with meat, poultry or seafood. A more original way of serving rice is Bahn Cuon, rice rolls with cucumber, beans, shrimp, sausage, onion, and beef. They also serve crushed crispy rice Com Tam and rice soup with noodles Chao. An original local dish is a Hot pot. It is simply soup in a pot, except for one thing – you cook it yourself. They will bring you a burner and the ingredients: noodles, meat, chicken or fish, vegetables, and spices and that’s it. Though, it is not as hard as you think. The one thing you should remember is that the portion size is for 3-4 people. However, if you don’t want
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