Pho high on list of world’s best cheap eatsUK-based travel site Rough Guides has named Viet Nam’s iconic noodle soup, phở, among the world’s 15 best foods that are easy on a globetrotter’s pocket. Pho, which came in sixth on the list, contains flat, soft rice noodles dipped in a fragrant beef or chicken broth flavored with different condiments. Pho, which came in sixth on the list, contains flat, soft rice noodles dipped in a fragrant beef or chicken broth flavored with different condiments. Pho has been getting rave reviews from all quarters for decades, and no visitor to Viet Nam fails to mention the dish. International broadcaster CNN also included pho on the list of 50 tastiest dishes on earth after polling its Facebook readers last year.