New ingredients, little dairy and oil, and a variety of herbs and vegetables are popular in traditional Vietnamese cuisine. Different sauces, such as fish sauce, shrimp paste, and soy sauce, are common in different parts of the world. In a Vietnamese dinner, there is no such thing as a "course." A meal includes a variety of dishes (meat, fish, egg, or tofu), vegetables, soup, and rice. Rice is the national dish in Vietnam. People in many families sit around a tray of food with a small bowl of fish sauce in the middle. Dishes are arranged around this tub. A similar arrangement is used as people put food on a table. Vietnamese food is generally considered nutritious and common in other countries.