Comments on: How to Eat Pho and Finding Your Own Pho – A Primer For First-Time Diners

By: Cuong

Cuong — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:12:42 +0000

Peter: simple is good, don’t you agree? with Northern pho, one does not need all the elaborate garnishes and sides.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:55:42 +0000

Had Pho Chin today at Pho 10 on Hang Manh this morning garnished with 1 lime wedge and some chillies… WOW! what a treat! Recommend this to everybody! Can’t wait to try Pho Ga when I get a chance.

Oh and I ate it like a pro with your tips! Cheers!

By: Cuong

Cuong — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:09:46 +0000

Peter: You are one lucky man to be there to take in all the great foods and atmosphere! Enjoy!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:41:26 +0000

Hi,

Love this website! I am currently sitting in my hotel room in the Old Quarter of Ha Noi drooling over this post about pho! I can’t wait to try it!

Thanks for the great tips on eating pho!

By: Cuong

Cuong — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 07:59:09 +0000

Bear: So it’s like the new chicken noodle soup to help cure your cold? Nice…

By: Bear

Bear — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:43:17 +0000

I love Pho Ga when I’m feeling run down or feeling like I’m getting sick. My favorite place has the most flavorful chicken broth!!!

By: Cuong

Cuong — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:41:00 +0000

Barbara: Yes pho is hypnotizing, as you put it. Beef pho has always been popular, but our first pho restaurant Ui-Cha! on the University of Montana campus in Missoula is doing strange thing: chicken pho is pushing up in terms of quantity sold, so beef pho is being challenged in a serious way. When done right, chicken can be very very good. So don’t give in to the mass. Just enjoy what you enjoy

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:37:39 +0000

Hi… I love pho but so far have stuck with chicken. After having had it approximately 10 times, I’m unable to try anything different…so addicted have I become to this previously unknown and strangely hypnotizing flavor combination. I’ve resorted to picking mint to garnish any leftovers but have asked my husband to plant Thai basil in Spring so I can be happy, lol. Everyone seems to talk about beef here so I will resolve to try it soon. I’m not the best cook but would love to attempt my own version someday. It’s getting expensive for takeout and my daughter wonders
why we go over and over again to the same vietnamese place. She wants to branch out but I play the parent card and say when she pays she can pick. I really enjoyed reading about pho and am happy to discover my manners were instinctually good…although I did bite off my noodles…will stop that from here on out. It’s so relaxing to have a slurpy good time and not be embarassed about my family’s noisemaking. Thanks for the educational experience…oh why oh why did I marry a pirogi maker? Give me pho or give me death!

By: Bear

Bear — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:47:00 +0000

Now, you know why I’m as heavy as I am and earned every pound! Happy Pho!

By: Cuong

Cuong — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:17:34 +0000

Bear: Well said and thanks for sharing your thoughts! If anything, i think you are right on with your understanding and attitude toward the most basic of human behavior: eating and the enjoyment of eating. See you at a pho shop sometime soon.