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| | TIMEasia Magazine: Best of Asia - Emperor, Hanoi, Vietnam |
 | | But the world's most populous nation may just have to live with the fact that its spring rolls are trounced by Vietnam's nem cuon, which are easier on the arteries, too. |
 | | Made with nary a drop of oil and packed with greens, shrimp, minced pork and vermicelli rice noodles, nem cuon are a low-fat alternative to their overlarded cousins. |
 | | The Rolls-Royce of nem cuon, however, is found in a Hanoi institution, the Emperor restaurant, where the rolls appear subtle on first taste, then explode with contrasting spicy, salty, sweet and sour flavors. |
| www.time.com /time/asia/2005/boa/boa_hanoi.html (302 words) |
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