Ha ! Rice soup is extremely popular and necessary in Viet Nam .In Vietnam, rice soup is called cháo. It is often cooked together with beef or fork ham . Cháo gà is a common type of cháo cooked with chicken and garlic, which is prepared for death anniversary ceremonies, during which it is offered to the spirits of one's ancestors. And of course it's my favourite . :) . People throughout my country have different recipes ( lol ) . For example , the northern people love onion rice soup while we southern people enjoy rice soup with fish .... And whenever anybody gets sick , especially flu , a bowl of rice soup with some herbs is the best medicine :)