Vietnam Absent from World's Best Food Countries List
Vietnam has dropped off the list of the world's best countries for food in a reader's choice awards, a disappointing turn after ranking fourth last year. The absence from the top 10 is a setback for a nation leveraging its culinary heritage as a tourism draw.
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