BubbaBob wrote:
>
> I just returned from a month in Viet Nam. To my surprise, I found that the
> Banh Mi there were no better than those I can get locally (but they WERE 6
> times cheaper).

This does not surprise me. I lived in LA metro for 24 years so we could
drive to Mexico as a day trip. The Mexican food in LA metro is better
than the food in Mexico until you are at least a few hours south of the
border. The food ingrdients are better in the US than in most of the
rest of the world. You have to go to specific places to find specific
ingredients that are better than here in the US and almost nowhere are
the ingredients in general better. The few places are foodie havens.