Pho

I love it, But you have to get it at the right place, where they give you a huge stack of fresh herbs and goodies to put in it.

I see these Pho places and don't know what the fuck they are.

Love the restaurant in Vegas called " Phu King."

How do you pronounce "pho"?

R4, it's pronounced "pre-tent-ious."

I would pronounce that "pruh-TEN-shuss," pretentious R5.

"fu", R4.

it's always so lackluster

So it is the Vietnamese version of ramen?

There's a place near me where the pho is good, but not particularly authentic. I call it faux pho.

Thank you for sharing, OP.

Get a blog.

Jesus Christ. You must be some classless idiot in flyover land if you think Pho is pretentious R5. It is a bowl of soup. It is priced affordably and is very common at Vietnamese restaurants.

It's not like a Wagyu beef tartare or something.

It's super-good in chilly weather, or when you have a cold. Filling and light.

Poo. I drop it once or twice a day, all year round. I'm filling my first bowl of the day today and really enjoying it.

Isn't Pho, just soup?

Yes, R16. I cannot fathom why people rhapsodize over it as if it were the fucking second coming. It's just soup. Worse, it's soup with a ton of garbage in it. Not even GOOD soup.

I love pho...I always feel good after eating it, it's fast, and helping me lose wait.

I wish one would open called Pho Q. And if got really popular, they'd open another one called Pho Q 2.

I honestly don't get the appeal.

It's just a whole bunch of wet shit in a bowl:

Dear R4, As an authentic Vietnamese, I can tell you that it is pronounced like fur at the end of a question, like the fur in this sentence "Do you like fur?"

And Dear R16, PHO is not just soup, since just soup mean just hot water with meat and vegetable, while PHO is Chicken or Beef Noodle Soup. Honestly, You sounded super ignorant and not high class at all, I bet you drain all your spaghetti.

Pho, pronounced "fuh" /fə/, rhymes with "the" or French "le".

What does "just soup" mean? There are lots of amazing soups out there.

In Japanese food, I love a good tonkutsu ramen. In thai food I love Tom Yum and Tom Kha soup. A good mexican menudo soup can be fantastic.

Saying something is not good because it is "a soup" is stupid as hell.

[quote] it's pronounced "pre-tent-ious."

R5 in the link

love a hot Pho, delicious!

yumm

It really does warm you up. Love it!

[quote] Isn't Pho, just soup?

Basically, but it's a very tasty soup!

The broth is what makes the pho. It's actually a pretty complex broth, and the flavors are developed over a long period of time.

It starts with vermicelli noodles, topped with the broth, onions, and parsley. Then you can have your choice of proteins (chicken, Vietnamese meatball, or raw beef) on top. Lastly, you add the standard vegetables (bean sprouts, basil, and another green that I'm unfamiliar with) and you top it off by squeezing a lime on top of the whole thing.

You can also add sriracha and plum sauce, if you want to add more flavor to it.

It's really one of my favorite soups.

I prefer Bun Bo Hue to regular pho. It's the Vietnamese version of beef stew.

R3...there was a line outside that restaurant, which was the Pho cue.

Good pho you.

I started making my own. I've discovered grated ginger and garlic add a zing to the broth. All civilized cultures have wonderful soups. Perfect fall/winter fare.

Pho q all!

It's way too much trouble to make your own pho. There's about a hundred ingredients involved to make REAL pho, and it takes a long time to get the right flavor.

What you're making probably tastes nothing like real pho, R31. It's way cheaper and easier just to go to a pho restaurant and buy a bowl.

May the Phô be with you!!

[quote]I wish one would open called Pho Q. And if got really popular, they'd open another one called Pho Q 2.

I heard of one called What the Pho?

Here's an easy recipe to follow for homemade pho.

It's a short video, and the soup looks amazing!

It's just gross ugly awful looking soup. Bleh. I can't understand the fascination. I can't get excited about soup at all, but the only decent soups are things like potato-leek, tomato-basil, and maybe chicken-noodle.

There's just too much SHIT in Pho.

And I'll pronounce it like it's spelled, thanks. "FOH". If you want it pronounced differently, spell it how you want it pronounced.

It's a stupid fucking name anyway.

R37 a grease fire is calling your name.

I've made pho and it's true, it's really difficult to get it anywhere near the good restaurant quality. The crap ones use MSG and that's just cheating.

Bue bun hue is even more difficult to make. BBH and pho may seem like simple soups, but they take a very long time to make correctly. Making BBH from scratch involves many, many ingredients. I tried that too and decided it was best to leave it to the pros. I cook, but I cry uncle at the dishes that require loads of ingredients and steps.

I tend to be more circumspect about ordering BBH as one ingredient is congealed pork blood. I will only order from a place where BBH is the specialty and/or the restaurant has a high turnover rate. You don't want to order from a place where the pork blood has been sitting around for awhile. I had some bad pork blood once (in a Chinese dish, not BBH) and then went to a national park. Thank god the park had clean bathroom facilities near the parking lot....

Sorry, bue bun hue should be bun bo hue (BBH).

[quote]the only decent soups are things like potato-leek, tomato-basil, and maybe chicken-noodle.

You have to be trolling.

Fish sauce and freshly squeezed lime kick pho up several notches.

R37 is pure trash. The only good soup is tomato and chicken noodle? Dear lord bitch, there is a whole world out there other than the Campbell's section at Wal-Mart.

Dear R28, Vietnamese version of Beef Stew would actually be Bo Kho, as it is the literal translation of Beef Stew from English. It also has a complex broth with many flavors and you should try it as you might like it. It can be served with bread or be eaten with egg noodle.

Now Bun Bo Hue is most accurately translated to be Hue-style Beef Noodle Soup, its more descriptive translation would be Hue style spicy lemongrass beef noodle soup.

Dear R39, the trick to making Bun Bo Hue at home would be to add an ass load of lemongrass into your broth. And Please do not feel so much anguish about cooking these foods at home from scratch and it does not taste authentic. I have worked at those restaurant and they pretty much just buy the soup base from the Asian Market and throw it into the hot water. Making it from scratch? Ain't nobody got time for that.

It's OK I guess. Not amazing and not horrible.

I infuse the broth with, fennel seeds, anisette, coriander, cardamom and cloves.

[quote]And I'll pronounce it like it's spelled, thanks. "FOH". If you want it pronounced differently, spell it how you want it pronounced.

Well, it's actually "phở," so you're pronouncing it wrong.

R37 Puts the ugly in ugly American. Willfully ignorant trash.

No, Pho is just over-rated soup. Get over it, and get over yourself. Smacking you with some reality here.

I Pity the Phô!!

Like i'm going to eat something pronounced like the first half of the word "FUCK". Sounds retarded. Looks disgusting. And SOUNDS disgusting if it tastes like fennel and anise (gross).

you're an asshole

There's a lot of good pho places in my neighborhood in South Philadelphia. Pho 75 is my favorite since Pho Ta closed. For less than $6 you get a very good, filling meal.

[quote]I infuse the broth with, fennel seeds, anisette, coriander, cardamom and cloves.

You should not be allowed to cook.

[quote]I infuse the broth with, fennel seeds, anisette, coriander, cardamom and cloves.

Are you sure you don't mean anise seeds? Anisette is a liqueur.

This thread inspired me to try a new Pho restaurant for lunch. It was really good, but not as good as the one I tried on Buford Highway in Atlanta's Asia.

There is an astonding amount of idiots in this thread.

Pho is really delicious but the key is the base broth, wich contains many herbs and spices. My favorite is the version that contains raw beef (paper thin slices), beef meatballs, pork blood cakes (think tofu made of blood), tripe, tendons and some flank. with heaps of sprouts, basil, mint and chili on the side.

R57 People who can't spell simple words like "which" and "astounding" correctly have no business calling others "idiots."

r57, I'm sure that tastes amazing, but the description, "think tofu made of blood," followed by "tripe" and "tendon" doesn't make it sound especially drool-worthy.

This thread is worthless without pics objectifying smooth Vietnamese twink ass!

How is this soup eaten : with chopsticks, with a spoon, or out of a G.I.'s helmet while squatting on the floor?

R59 Sorry It is a bit gruesome to some Americans. I am Asian myself so I am used to that sort of stuff LOL. I love offal and other non traditional protein.

R61 Spoon and chopsticks. Vietnam flashbacks optional.

R57 that sounds disgusting.

I love Vietnamese cuisine. I want to travel to Vietnam, perhaps take a train from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, and focus on the food. Have any DLers done this? Tell me!

Like "duh" but with an f instead of d. Or like the french word for fire.

OP types fat and bald and soon kidney failure.

We have some great Vietnamese restaurants in the Twin Cities that serve delicious phở. The best ones simmer the broth for hours using several cuts of beef, charred onion, charred ginger, lots of spices, a block of sugar and other stuff.

It is served with rice noodles and your choice of beef, frequently several types. The flavorful broth is poured over.

Usually you get a plate of add-ons including Thai Basil, Cilantro, bean sprouts, jalapeno peppers and lime wedges. Sometimes Cilantro.

On the table are condiments including Fish sauce, hoisin sauce, chili oil and hot chili sauce to be added as desired.

It is delicious and so much more than plain soup.

my very favorite food when it is chilly

OK It's noodle soup. So is it pasta? Does one drain pho?

Love Pho but prefer Laksa which typically has a spicy coconut broth Laksa is popular in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The 2015 thread troll is back apparently...

Love the stuff but it is so fucking high in sodium. One bowl contains almost a day’s worth.

Who doesn't love noodle soup. I like the shrimp wrapped sugarcane.

It tastes funny.

When I order my beef pho delivered, the beef come separately - raw and uncooked. I place it in the broth and it cooks itself.

pho?

pho sho!

R75'Don't you have to heat the broth on the stove first?

No, r77. It arrives hot. The restaurant isn’t that far.

What's the Italian noodle soup? They have oodles of noodles and everyone loves soup.

I love Vietnamese food but I don't get the love for Pho. It bores me

I heat it to boiling in a pot first and then pour over the ingredients after i arrange them in the bowl. If they don't include a chili or two for me to snap in half and add to my soup I get pissy.

I eat it year-round. Never make it, always in a pho place.

I love Pho, but will give a warning to other vegetarians regarding Vietnamese (and other restaurants). Before you get their vegetarian Pho, confirm with them that their soup stock is vegetarian, and not made with chicken or pork! A Vietnamese woman who I worked with found out I loved Pho from my favorite Vietnamese restaurant which I went to once a week for years. When I told her I was a vegetarian, she told me their soup stock is not vegetarian. She said it probably has chicken stock in it. So I called them and asked if their vegetarian Pho was made with chicken stock. The guy told me no, it was made with PORK stock!

I want to try pho now. Any good places in Brooklyn?