Some travelers visit Vietnam for the sights, while others travel to the country to sip hot, fresh, and healthy pho noodles.
Pho is almost Vietnam’s national dish, a traditional noodle soup that consists of fragrant slow-cooked broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat, either chicken or beef. Just by reading those, it could make you hungry.
On this quintessential, famous, and comforting dish are garnishes like lime, cilantro, bean sprouts, and Thai basil. Well, you really don’t need to book that flight to Vietnam just to get a taste of this Vietnese noodle soup. Over on Grubhub, you could order from restaurants that serve pho, or cook it at home yourself. In this special edition of Ridesharing Forum, the team has picked pho to feature. Here are the best of the best:
Pho No.1 Vietnamese Cuisine
Sure, this restaurant stands true to its name, and it also appears number one in Grubhub search. Pho No.1 Vietnamese Cuisine has Chicken Noodle Soup or Seafood Noodle Soup on the menu, cooked as the authentic pho that you know.
Aside from pho, you may also order Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Crab Rangoon, Green Papaya Salad, Lotus Salad, and various other kinds of pho, such as sliced beef and tripe, short-rib beef, sliced beef and tendon, and so much more.
Pho 888
Vietnamese people would tell you that there are lots of pho restaurants in their country, almost every corner in the city, but just a few restaurants serve the best-tasting pho, such as Pho 888, with branches in the Western hemisphere.
If you’re craving pho, you may order the bestsellers here, which include Pho Tai, Cha Gio Chay, and Banh Xeo. There’s also Bun Nuoc or rice noodle soup. Other items include Hu Tieu, Banh Canh or round rice noodle soup, and steamed rice dishes. The Vietnamese can get as creative with their pho, really.
Hoanh Long Vietnamese & Chinese Restaurant
Is there even a fusion when it comes to Vietnamese and Chinese dishes? Well, for this restaurant, there is. In Hoanh Long Vietnamese & Chinese Restaurant, experience appetizers like Goi Cuon, Canh Ga Chien, Goi Muc, Goi Xoai Bo, Pho Tai Bo Vien, Pho Tai Gan, and so much more. There’s also egg and rice noodle soup, stir-fried chicken, and seafood if you like.
Before finishing this rundown, here’s a Pho recipe should you wish to cook it in your residences:
Ingredients:
Aromatics: Large onions, and ginger
Spices: Anise, cinnamon quills, cardamon pods, and coriander seeds
Beef Bones: Beef brisket, meaty beef bones, marrow bones, and water
Seasoning: White sugar, salt, and fish sauce
Noodle Soup: Dried rice sticks, very thinly sliced beef tenderloin, and brisket slices
Toppings: Beansprouts, Thai basil, coriander, cilantro, lime wedges, finely sliced red chilli, Hoisin sauce, and sriracha
Directions:
Char the onions and ginger. Then, toast the spices. Afterward, blanch bones and brisket, then rinse.
Continue on by simmering bones, brisket, aromatics, and spices for three hours. Remove brisket, simmer broth uncovered 40 minutes, strain, and season.
Then, start cooking noodles, assemble bowls with raw beef, brisket, and ladle hot broth. You’re done, serve with toppings. Fragrant, savoury, lightly spicy beef broth.
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