If you need some comfort food after a long day of meetings, dive into the ramen and pork buns at the brand new Momofuku Noodle Bar just off the hotel lobby.

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Food stalls sell beef-noodle soup, stinky tofu or the ubiquitous steamed pork dumplings.

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For my second try I braised the remaining racks of wild boar ribs, then cut them up and cooked them in a Chinese-style noodle soup, which would often contain chopped meats on the bone including pork ribs or duck or chicken.

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Ramen noodle dishes such as tan tan men (whole-wheat egg noodles and spicy miso with pork and spicy homemade sausage), dumplings and hot tapas (locals line up for the duck-fat fried chicken) are local favorites.

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The final stop, in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), includes chef-led cooking classes and a street-food tour -- and boundless opportunities for trying snacks such as banh mi (sandwiches), pho (spicy noodle soup), goi du du (green papaya salad) and banh xeo (rice pancakes with pork and shrimp).

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