1. Meals in Viet Nam, whether lunch or dinner, must include rice. Traditionally, Vietnamese meals were prepared by wives or mothers, and the whole family was expected to eat together.
2. However, families now may have only one meal a day at home, and it may not include all the family members.
3. Tastes, cooking methods, and dishes are different among the three regions: the North, the Central, and the South. Nowadays, these differences have become smaller.
4. When families do not have time to prepare meals, they eat out. Employees have lunch somewhere near their workplaces.
5. Since Viet Nam opened its doors to foreign investors, more foreigners have stayed and worked in Viet Nam.
6. As a result, more foreign restaurants have been opened in Viet Nam, especially in big cities.
7. Young people in Viet Nam now like fast food because of its convenience. Vietnamese fast-food shops have been opened, and the most successful food chain is Pho 24.
8. In recent years, there have been more Vietnamese fast-food chains such as Bún Bò Huế 3A3.