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pho/banh mi are just our equivalent to fast food which are only eaten for breakfast.
normal viet cuisine doesn't have much exposure to foreigners because 1) there's little marketability/profitability for diaspora to open trad viet restaurants and 2) viets still only cook for their own family, so most see little need to eat the same stuff at home when they go out to eat.
pics related are what normal (north) viet meals look like from a few restaurants which actually serve trad viet cuisine.