Vietnamese soup Pho....ummmmmmm

[1 88 U]

Originally Posted by Deviance

I have some Pho questions. I have never ate pho and I was wondering if its bad etiquette to eat pho without chop sticks? I can use them but im not really good with them. Can you guys recommended me a pho dish to try? Thanks for your help. I have always wanted to try it out.

Naw man. They will boot you out of the place for asking for a fork. Don't forget to take off your shoes before you walk in too.

[kandyflip445]

Originally Posted by WanganRunner

I want to try Pho from scratch, but isn't it sort of not worth the trouble?

Lots of blanching and roasting of bones, just like making any other stock? This is why I don't make veal stock at home.

Totally worth the trouble. Especially when you can tweak it to what you like. It's great to make with friends, just make the stock and have a bunch of stuff on a platter for people to add to their soup!

Originally Posted by Deviance

I have some Pho questions. I have never ate pho and I was wondering if its bad etiquette to eat pho without chop sticks? I can use them but im not really good with them. Can you guys recommended me a pho dish to try? Thanks for your help. I have always wanted to try it out.

It's totally acceptable to eat with a fork. If you use chopsticks the bamboo ones are best cause the noodles don't slip as much.

Originally Posted by chinabean

Pho Dac Biet!

Awesome pic!

Originally Posted by DallasTXjdm

Looks delicious bro!

Also like Bun Mi Ga

OMG I love those but never knew the name. All of my friends and I just called them asian sandwiches!

Originally Posted by 1 88 U

Naw man. They will boot you out of the place for asking for a fork. Don't forget to take off your shoes before you walk in too.

^He's joking...and it was mildly racist too.


There was another question about what they put in the broth. It's usually and onion, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, coriander, and maybe a couple other things. Depends on who you talk to. Just make sure you roast the spices in an oven on Broil for a bit before you throw it in the pot. I've found it makes it taste much better. And the instant bullion sucks. I was lazy and tried one time and it just didn't have the hearty taste you want from a soup. Not the way to go.

EDIT: I forgot to ask! Where do you get tendon?! I've never looked but I miss it in my pho. I love tripe too and back home I used to get both at the local Asian Market. None of the ones here seem to have it, unless I'm just not recognizing it.

[1 88 U]

Originally Posted by kandyflip445

It's totally acceptable to eat with a fork. If you use chopsticks the bamboo ones are best cause the noodles don't slip as much.

OMG I love those but never knew the name. All of my friends and I just called them asian sandwiches!

^He's joking...and it was mildly racist too.

Facetious not racist, like if I said all of my friend and I just called them French sandwiches.