Phở

Have you ever heard of phở? Or maybe even tasted phở? If now, I would highly recommend eating it, like right now. In case you don’t even know what I am talking about, is phở a Vietnamese beef and noodle soup. The soup includes rice noodles, a variety of meat of you choice and is garnished with coriander leaves, Thai basil, lime, bean sprouts, white and green onion. There is also a side dish of basil, lime, bean sprouts, and peppers that are added to the soup by the customer. The variations of meat include thin strips of meat, tendon, tripe, meatballs, chicken leg, chicken breast, and/or other chicken organs. The broth is made by simmering beef (sometimes chicken) bones, flank steak, charred onion, and spices, taking several hours to prepare.
For meat lovers, I would recommend phở đặc biệt' (specialty phở). Depending on which pho restaurant you go, they would put most of the meat variations. However, if you are leaning in more to the chicken, then you should order phở gà, where all of the meat in the pho consists of chicken breast or chicken wings with rice noodles. For vegetarians, phở chay has mainly leafy greens with rice noodle, but has a much lighter taste in the broth. The most common phở that people would order are phở bò tái (Phở with half-done beef fillet), phở bò viên (phở with beef meat balls), and phở gà (chicken ph ở. For children, you should definitely order phở bò viên. There are also some seafood-based phở for all you seafood lovers.
I guarantee you that if you read this article; you are set to go and order phở that suits you the most. Along side with this, you can also be experiencing another ethnic culture. People are considering that phở is a fast food restaurant when in fact, it really is not. You just get your food a whole lot fast than most restaurants that just makes you want to think that. Unlike most “fast food restaurants”, phở is a whole lot healthier and is enjoyed best on most seasons, but I personally think during cold days.