One of the biggest current food trends is “bubble tea,” a type of iced tea that involves sucking pearls of tapioca through a wide straw. If you’d like to make your own, find a recipe here, or try many other culinary delights native to Thailand and Vietnam. Fried noodles, Thai style, is known colloquially as pad Thai, and recipes for it are welcome here. Chicken, squid and shrimp are all often used in Thai recipes. Vietnamese food is among the lightest and lowest fat food in Asia. Clear broth soups laden with vegetables, stir fried food, and seasoned grilled food are staples of the diet, and fresh herbs add flavor to almost every dish. Dishes are fairly simple to make, even though they may look complex, and can provide an exciting change for the home cook. Share your favorite foods of the natives here.