Comments on: Pho Pronunciation – How to Order Pho in Vietnamese

By: Pho Etiquette - Vietnamese Pho Noodles

Pho Etiquette - Vietnamese Pho Noodles — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:33:15 +0000

[...] “How to Order Pho in Vietnamese,” [...]

By: Cuong Huynh

Cuong Huynh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:00:09 +0000

Inthewater: Haha I hope by “I can not hear the audio recordings at work” you mean you don’t want to get in trouble at work, and not because of a problem with the recordings

Anyway, Thanks for the nice words, and don’t be afraid of the pork blood in bun bo Hue!

By: Inthewater

Inthewater — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:49:04 +0000

Love this site, and the articles. I am a recent pho addict, and I love the stuff. i have now moved on to trying all the other dishes, having become adventurous by trying som bun bo hue. I can not hear the audio recordings at work, but will check them out at home to see how to say the different dishes.

Lots of great stuff here, thanks for the work.

By: Cuong Huynh

Cuong Huynh — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:34:52 +0000

eddie: Wow that is a strange coincidence. AFAIK, there shouldn’t be any rule regarding which pho goes where. I’m looking at a menu in my hand right now and #16 is definitely not well done steak:) He’s just lucky is my guess, though 16 is one of my own lucky numbers lol.

By: eddie

eddie — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:48:04 +0000

My husband has noticed that on a many, many vietnamese menus that the #16 is always the same. Pho with sliced well done steak. Is this some rule?

By: Cuong Huynh

Cuong Huynh — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:47:37 +0000

Aaron: You're definitely a pho hero! Xe Lua is always my favorite size, though I only order tai, chin, sach in my bowl. I don't mind the other ingredients, but I'm fine with not having them so I can concentrate on those 3, plus lots of basil and culantro lol. By the way if you haven't read "Tips on Ordering Pho" then I highly recommend it. Because once you know about them, I think you'll love ordering those side dishes.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:32:20 +0000

Good topic . I typically just order a Pho Dac Biet, (or Xe Lua if my eyes are bigger then my stomach is) but I might try ordering some of the ingrediants I prefer individually. The Vietnamese have warmed up to me a bit since I’ve been coming in once or twice a week (and ordering the pho with extra gan ), so I might be able to get away with it.

Good post though, I swear Pho is one of the very few foods that I actually physically start CRAVING if I don’t have it for a while!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:15:04 +0000

Hi there: was trying to send you an email though the contact box but kept getting an error message. I’m a food writer in Orange County and would love to talk to you more about your post on why pho restaurants have numbers in their names. What a great topic!

Please let me know if you’re interested. Thanks!