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Phở Explained
Corrections for words that are often mispronounced:
E-Pi-to-me not epi-toam.
Bio-pick not by-opic.
Dog Eat Dog World not Doggydog World.
Fuh?, not faux (faux being pronounced foe).
Not that Phở would correct anyone, Phở is too polite.
Phở appears at the table a deceptively simple dish: a bowl of broth served with noodles and meat alongside a plate of sprouts, herbs and condiments. The method in which a person eats Phở is not as simple as tossing a few herbs and sauces into a bowl.
The first thing a person must understand when approaching a bowl of pho, is heat distribution: adding too many cold ingredients will cool the broth too quickly and since meat is added to the bowl raw, the meat will not cook as quickly as it should.
Be aware of the uniqueness of the broth. Each kitchen has its own broth recipe and style. To add condiments such as chili sauce and hoisin without tasting the broth first is like jumping into a pool without toeing the water... or removing one’s shoes.


How to eat Phở:
Phở is a two-utensil dish– use a soupspoon and the chopsticks.
Immediately after the bowl arrives, use your chopsticks to submerge the meat, which will further cook in the broth.
Using a spoon, sip the broth to determine the nuances of its flavor.
Add small amounts of sprouts- unless you want to cool the broth down (like on a hot day).
Add a squeeze of lime.
Submerge the sprouts and gently nestle them next to the meat.
Pluck the mint or basil leaves off of the stems and shred lengthwise.
Add fresh cut chili pepper (if so inclined).
Coax the ingredients together and allow the greens, noodles, sprouts and meat to mingle.
Use the small sauce bowl to mix hoisin and chili sauce together, this will be the dipping sauce for the meat.
Lift t a small amount of noodles with your spoon and select you’re your chopsticks and place in your mouth.
Slide the chopsticks down the noodles, toward the bowl, and stop midway between your mouth and the bowl.
Pick up the noodles at the middle and slurp simultaneously.
Try not to bite noodles off mid-strand.