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25 must-eat dishes in Ho Chi Minh City, recommended by US blogger

Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 15:45 GMT+7

A U.S. blogger has recently caught the attention of food lovers by sharing a list of 25 must-eat dishes in Ho Chi Minh City, where to find and even how to eat them.

Mark Wiens, 29, who is now based in Thailand, spent around a month with his wife in Vietnam’s most crowded city before publishing the review “Vietnamese Food: 25 Must-Eat Dishes in Saigon (and Where To Try Them)” on his blog.

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