Sour Pork Meatball and Rice Soup with Pineapple and Crispy Garlic

When you first arrive in hot, humid Vietnam, soup isn’t your immediate craving. However, you quickly get initiated into the classics, such as pho and, oddly, they do refresh you. This is loosely based on canh chua tom, which is not dissimilar to tom yum. I’ve used meatballs instead of prawns, but do use either. Traditionally it’s served with the rice alongside, but I like to spoon a dollop into my bowl.