The list was announced in March by Taste Atlas, a website which is dedicated to discovering fresh ingredients, traditional dishes, and authentic restaurants from around the world. The voting results were based on evaluations given by both culinary experts and readers globally.

The fifth position among the top 100 Asian noodles went to rice noodle bowls with pork and spring rolls (“Bún thịt nướng chả giò”) of Vietnam.

The Vietnamese dish combines marinated grilled pork, rice vermicelli noodles, crispy fried spring rolls, vegetables, and herbs. The dish is served in bowls and is typically accompanied by nuoc cham fish sauce for dipping, according to the website.

Taste Atlas ranked Beef pho (“Phở bò”), Southern Vietnamese beef noodle salad (“Bún bò nam bộ”), and Phở in 11th, 12th, and 13th positions, respectively.

Quang-style noodles (“Mì Quảng”) was placed in 21st position among the top 100 Asian noodles.

This Vietnamese classic consists of a combination of flat rice noodles and yellow egg noodles which are served with a small amount of flavourful meat broth and crispy fresh vegetables and herbs such as banana blossoms, lettuce, cilantro, scallions, and Vietnamese coriander, the website wrote.

Other local delicacies to feature in the list include grilled pork and rice vermicelli (“Bún thịt nướng”) at 23rd, grilled pork meatballs with vermicelli noodles (“Bún chả”) at 33rd, northern beef pho (“Phở bò tái chin”) at 39th, chicken pho (“Phở gà”) at 46th, and tomato and crab noodle soup ("Bún riêu”) at 53rd.

Taste Atlas also named other Vietnamese dishes spanning the country’s three regions, including mixed pho (“Phở trộn”) at 59th, vegan pho (“Phở chay”) at 60th, roasted pork with noodles (“Cao lầu”) at 86th, stir-fried pho (“Phở xào”) at 89th, nam vang noodle soup (“Hủ tiếu nam vang”) at 90th, and thick noodle soup (“Bánh canh”) at 98th.

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