Vietnam “Pho” – “A Bowl of Heaven” ~ WAYS TO VIETNAM

Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 1, 2014

Vietnam “Pho” – “A Bowl of Heaven”

1. Vietnamese Pho- one of the best foods in the world

Vietnam “Pho” – “A Bowl of Heaven”

According to Huffington Post website, Vietnamese “pho” is proud for one of 12 best foods in the worlds.

The online newspaper lists the dish as one of the most delicious foods people should discover while travelling abroad. Simply a combination of broth, fresh rice noodles, thinly sliced beef or chicken, with a sprinkle of aromatic herbs, “Pho” is ranked 11 out of the list of top 12 foods. there are other foods such as Udon noodle, French crepes cook, seafoods of Ceviche and Spain’s Patatas bravas…

Vietnam “Pho” – “A Bowl of Heaven”

Pho is considered a national treasure; so much so that the soup even warranted a conference years ago, covering the social, culinary and historic aspects of the dish.

2. Pho - a National Treasure

Pho: quite simply, an utterly captivating dish – simple in execution yet enormously complex in flavor. This Vietnamese noodle soup, pronounced “fuh,” is upon first glance, just noodle water with tiny bits of greenery – snooze. But once inundated by the aromatic steam rising from the clear yet strikingly rich broth of boiled down marrow and bone nectar, you become intrigued… and must know [taste] more.

Vietnam “Pho” – “A Bowl of Heaven”

Set in a deep bowl with rice noodles, served with a mini soup ladle and chopsticks, Pho primarily consists of broth, noodles and thinly sliced raw beef that cooks in the temperature of the hot soup. Traditional garnishes include: basil, shallots, lime leaves, lime juice, bean sprouts and peppers, added at your discretion.

The noodle soup is typically associated with the capital city, as the late Vietnamese writer Thach Lam made clear in one of his works in the 1930s on local cuisine: “Pho is a specialty of Hanoi. You can taste it in other places. But the pho is better in Hanoi than anywhere else.”