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nht vi qu hng v dn tc. i hc xa th lc no cng thm xi nh bn ch, ni chuyn vi bn b quc t th ton c hi qun ph no ngon. Chnh v th, n Vit Nam lun l mt phn quan trng trong bn sc dn tc ca ngi xa x. D vy, bin gii quc gia v ch quyn dn tc him khi m ngn cch c s a dng v uyn chuyn ca m thc. V d, nc mm thng c xem l mt trong nhng mn mang m bn sc Vit Nam. Nc mm vi u h chin, nc mm vi c kho, tht rim nc mm, cocktail nc mm(!), kem nc mm(!?). Ngi Vit ai cng ln ln vi nc mm, nhng gii thiu c mn c sn ny cho nhng bn nc ngoi l mt th thch ln. Tuy nhin, nc mm khng phi l mn n ch ca ngi Vit. Ngi Thi cng rt hay dng nam pla vi t nm nm cc mn n. Ngi Philippines c patis, ngi Burma c ngan bya yay, cn ngi Vit th c nc mm. Tng t, mn ch gi hay n vi bn th c rt nhiu im tng ng vi mn chnjun ca Trung Quc. Hn na, mn b ba 500-ng-1-cun gm nhng thnh phn rt Vit Nam li bt ngun t mn Popiah ca i Loan. i xa hn, cc mn nh m xo gin, tht heo quay, nem nng, gi u ly cm hng t Thi, Trung, Lo, v.v.. iu ny cng d hiu, v lch s v a l Vit Nam an xen cht ch vi cc nc lng ging. mt kha cnh khc, lch s v a l Hn Quc li tng i tch bit khi so snh vi Vit Nam. Hn quc ch c 2 lng ging l Trung Quc v Nht bn, nn m thc ca Hn cng ch c nh hng t 2 nc ny. iu c bit ng ch y l khc vi Vit Nam, Hn Quc t ra ranh gii rt r rng cho cc mn n t 2 nc ln cn. Mn (tht heo tm bt chin x), (trng ph cm), (m udon) lun c bn cc nh hng Nht, cn cc mn (m tng en), (tht heo xo chua ngt) th lun c ghi r l n Trung Quc. Php so snh th v y l Vit v Hn c hai cch tip cn v m thc tri ngc nhau. n Vit th a dng v nguyn liu v cch ch bin do c nhiu tip thu v hc hi vi cc nc bn. n Hn th phn nh r xut s, v tp trung vo cc nguyn liu ch cht nh (tng t), rau c ln men, v phng php ch bin ch yu l nu nh trong (ni t) hoc xo trn. i vi ngi Vit, iu quan trng nht y khng phi l tm ra nc no pht minh ra mn n trc i ch quyn mn n dn tc, m l phi tip tc pht trin v qung b m thc nc nh ti nhng tm cao mi
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