What is Pho?

[SaltBoy]

For lunch, the co-workers and I went to a restaurant that makes burritos, yet is owned by some Vietnamese folks. Go figure -- it's good food.

Anyway, the restaurant just barely started to offer Pho to the customers. I was tempted to get it, but I didn't know "what the Pho" Pho was. Somebody care to explain?

 

[minendo]

http://www.nhandan.org.vn/english/dishes/bai-ecopho.html

 

[Legendary]

http://www.google.com/search?q=pho&sourceid=firefox&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

 

[Chronoshock]

Its a vietnamese noodle soup with lots of white rice noodles. Typically pho is made with a beef broth (can be also chicken or seafood) and has meat in it. Seasoned with cilantro, scallion, onion, and other spices. The broth is very flavorful and you get a big bowl so its meant to be eaten as a meal.

 

[TuxDave]

Noodles? *waits for a second opinion*

 

[imported_Nail]

link

 

[Doggiedog]

Mmmm Pho goodness.

 

[Fausto]

It's damn tasty is what it is!

My fave is with the thinly sliced rare beef. Yum.

 

[pulse8]

It's just a soup, basically.

Not very filling IMO.

 

[z0mb13]

I love pho if the broth is good

 

[toant103]

best Pho place is in Northern VA, Pho 75 off rt 50

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: toant103
best Pho place is in Northern VA, Pho 75 off rt 50

There are several good places here in Atlanta as well. I had a Vietnamese buddy of mine point me to the best ones (in his opinion).

 

[Chronoshock]

Pho Pasteur (chain in the boston area) is pretty good and pretty cheap. About 6 bucks for a large bowl

 

[konichiwa]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: toant103
best Pho place is in Northern VA, Pho 75 off rt 50

There are several good places here in Atlanta as well. I had a Vietnamese buddy of mine point me to the best ones (in his opinion).

Care to share? Obviously I could just about take my pick of the litter on Buford Hwy but I never have any idea which are good. Guide me

 

[simms]

Pho is thin rice noodles with partially uncooked beef, tripe, some tendons, or beef balls. Usually mixed with spicy sause to make it very delicious.

It's pretty cheap, $4-6 here can make you full. Very delicious.. I want some Pho now. It's also a Viet food.

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: Legendary
http://www.google.com/search?q=pho&sourceid=firefox&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Meh. I typed pho faq into google and didn't come across the same links you did. I should have just stuck with Pho.

Chronoshock: Thanks for the info. I guess one of my coworkers DID get it then, like I supposed. She thought it was just soup, but it didn't look like the soup I normally have; it had way too many noodles. It didn't smell all that great, however, so I was reluctant to get it.

 

[Chronoshock]

The smell was probably the fish oil they sometimes add. Vietnamese dishes often use fish oil/fish sauce to flavor it giving it an...interesting aroma

 

[HamSupLo]

Pho Sho'!

 

[shopbruin]

absolute goodness. i miss pho so much sometimes.

it can be salty and i usually leave with that "pho" smell all over my clothes but i still love eating it. i usually get just well done meat, as i don't like rare meat in my broth.

 

[Bulk Beef]

Originally posted by: toant103
best Pho place is in Northern VA, Pho 75 off rt 50

In that area where you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Vietnamese restaurant or grocery? Talk about market saturation.

/eagerly awaits dead cat/Vietnamese restaurant joke

 

[LeadMagnet]

useless fact - my last name (not provided) when pronounced sounds like a swear to people that speak tagalog

 

[cronos]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Noodles? *waits for a second opinion*

yes they're noodles.

 

[vood0g]

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Noodles? *waits for a second opinion*

yep they're noodles. damnit, i skipped lunch at work today, and thinking bout the pho is making me hungry...

 

[LeadMagnet]

Originally posted by: vood0g

Originally posted by: TuxDave
Noodles? *waits for a second opinion*

yep they're noodles. damnit, i skipped lunch at work today, and thinking bout the pho is making me hungry...

Oddly enough - I didn't skip lunch today and I just had to poo

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
Its a vietnamese noodle soup with lots of white rice noodles. Typically pho is made with a beef broth (can be also chicken or seafood) and has meat in it. Seasoned with cilantro, scallion, onion, and other spices. The broth is very flavorful and you get a big bowl so its meant to be eaten as a meal.

Beef/chicken broth is the base for "pho", and "bun/hu tieu" base often is seafood.

Pho is the comon lunch for Vietnamese which originated from North Vietnam, and it has been modified for the South Viet taste


Vietnamese noodles:

Pho is the common breakfast/lunch for Vietnamese which originated from North Vietnam, and it has been modified for the South Viet taste after the 1954 south migration.

Hu Tieu is the South breakfast/lunch which originated from Southern China, and has been modify to the Viet taste/herb. However, it isn?t as common food today because Pho has taken over.

Bun, such as ?bun nam vang? or ?bun bo hue? is another dish that came from central/South Vietnamese...isn?t as common as ?pho?, but they are awesome specially if you can stomach spicy food.