 Southern cookery also tend to use a significantly larger variety of fresh ingredients while Northern cuisine much relies on preserved and dried goods.The cuisines of Southern Vietnam and Cambodia also share considerable similarities in ingredients, cooking style and food dishes, such as Hủ tiếu Nam Vang.Central Vietnamese cooking is distinct from the cuisines of both the Northern and Southern regions, in its use of many small side dishes and requiring more more complex preparation (ingredient prep, cooking, serving etc.