Pho, I'm addicted

[sonick]

Originally Posted by DNW

That's good **** too, but there has to be a chunk of pork leg in there. I like them all, but my favorite has to be Mi Quang. It's so hard to find a place that does it well.

I like it with pork blood but few places here add that, I find. It is pretty common for the pork hock in there, though luckily.

 

[BDC2823]

Because of this thread, I decided to get pho for lunch.

 

[XeF4]

If you are ever in San Jose go to Pho #1 on the corner of Silver Creek and Capitol Expressway.

Best in the south bay.

 

[poly800rock]

Originally Posted by DNW

That's good **** too, but there has to be a chunk of pork leg in there. I like them all, but my favorite has to be Mi Quang. It's so hard to find a place that does it well.

have to agree here, i've had such a craving for mi, but so much easier to find pho

 

[Astan]

I hate pho. thats all i have to contribute.

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by whacked

Pho, as traditionally designed and still served this way in Hanoi and other Northern areas of Vietnam, only comes with lime and pepper (occasionally in sauce form, but still homemade).

in the south we have a word for that.

'bland'

don't forget the MSG though....you bac ky load it with that crap.

Originally Posted by poly800rock

it is. but the broth should basically be boiling when you first get it.

NOTHING is more vietnamese than waking up at 6am and eating a bowl of pho on the side of the road.

how about sitting on my motorbike, picking your zits in my rear vision mirror while harassing tourists?

but i digress..

Originally Posted by whacked

^ Perhaps only "authentic" in fancier restaurants, then again, fancy places in Vietnam don't serve Pho, in general. Maybe at gentrified chain like Pho 24, but you'd have to ask for it.

Can't say I had beef served on the side in the 17 years I ate in all corners of Hanoi.

I have never seen it served on the side, even in the gentrified pho 24 next to my office. If you asked for it, they'd do it....kinda look at you funny....but do it nonetheless.

 

[whacked]

Originally Posted by Matt

in the south we have a word for that.

'bland'

don't forget the MSG though....you bac ky load it with that crap.

Haha I knew how you feel about the foods. Northern foods are generally more "authentic" though, whatever that means.


The best Mi QuangI've had is in Da Nang, Hue or Nha Trang. I haven't spent enough time in SG to find decent ones there. Done well, it's fantastic.

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by whacked

Haha I knew how you feel about the foods. Northern foods are generally more "authentic" though, whatever that means.
it means they extract all flavor before serving

 

[Mannix]

I like it too. We have a great place in my hometown with authentic Hmong cooking. Yummy...

 

[kwilkinson]

Pho today. W/ eye of round and brisket.

 

[dusty]

So how do you actually pronounce it? I've just been saying "I'll take the number one".

 

[RedLantern]

Like ****, but hold the c and the k.

 

[aerether]

Originally Posted by RedLantern

Like

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FTFY.

 

[Matt]

Originally Posted by dusty

So how do you actually pronounce it? I've just been saying "I'll take the number one".
the nearest you can English-it-out is 'fur' basically the Vietnamese alphabet has three different O-s. Pho uses 'ơ' which is basically pronounced as an 'errr'

 

[sonick]

Originally Posted by Matt

the nearest you can English-it-out is 'fur'

basically the Vietnamese alphabet has three different O-s.

Pho uses 'ơ' which is basically pronounced as an 'errr'

Really? I always thought it was more like "fuh".

How do you prononce Bun bo hue? I always sound like an idiot saying it and end up saying the number.