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Hu Tieu or Hủ Tiếu – Paying Respect to Pho’s Cousin

July 3, 2009

Hu Tieu the noodle or Hu Tieu the dish? This post will help begin to clear up some confusions about what Vietnamese hu tieu is and how it may be enjoyed. For a Vietnamese it’s pretty much common knowledge. But for others it’s probably been one contradiction after another where seemingly different dishes are all called Hủ Tiếu! You can now order your hu tieu with confidence and then enjoy it with peace of mind.

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Banh Pho (Bánh Phở) – It’s All About the Square Noodles

June 13, 2009

Why is banh pho so important in a bowl of pho? One can say that pho is not pho without the correct banh pho rice noodles in it. You can eliminate the garnishing, but you cannot take banh pho noodles out of a proper bowl of pho. And you can’t have just few strands of banh pho floating in the broth, you have to have a whole lot of them. Here’s the run-down on the importance of banh pho in the pho dish.

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Pho Hoa Vietnamese Restaurant, El Cajon Blvd – Still Serving Great Pho

June 2, 2009

It’s been a long time since I last visited Pho Hoa on El Cajon Blvd. This place has been here forever (well maybe at least to the mid 1980′s as I remember), and its age can be seen in the exterior condition of the building. But don’t let the look deceive you, because inside you’ll find one of the best pho around.

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Pho Broth: The Soul of Vietnamese Pho

April 15, 2009

There’s no denying that the pho broth is the most important element of the Vietnamese pho dish. Pho broth is the soul of the dish. It is what makes the dish Vietnamese pho.

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Pho Pronunciation: You Can Say It, Pronounce Pho, Say: Phở…

February 26, 2009

How to pronounce pho? Well pho pronunciation can be hard; here’s the definitive guide to say “pho” correctly.

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The Importance of Garnishes for Pho

February 15, 2009

A good bowl of Vietnamese Pho can always stand on its own merit. Pho itself is so good that for many, especially for home cooked pho, there is no need for all the elaborate condiments and garnishes you’d get at a pho stall or pho restaurant. Garnishes for Pho is so important to the total pho experience that our rating system treats garnishes freshness and quantity as separate point earners. Here’s LovingPho.com’s rating system based on points on scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being best.

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Pho Ca Dao in Mira Mesa – Real Pho, Real Fast, Real Service

January 28, 2009

Pho Ca Dao’s slogan is “Real Pho, Real Fast, Real Service”. This was my third or fourth time here, but I enjoy coming back to eat. “Ca dao” are really Vietnamese folk songs or poems that are popular reminders of who the Vietnamese people are and where we came from. The term ca dao (derived from a line in the Wei Wind section of the classic Chinese folk poetry anthology, Shih-Ching, or Books of Odes) can be loosely translated as “unaccompanied songs.”

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Vietnamese Pho: Franchised and Going Mainstream?

January 25, 2009

When you consider that ingredients are now much easier to source, that if you can recreate a great pot of soup stock in a cookie-cutting way over and over again, coupled with the fact that restaurateurs are more confidence about how a non-Vietnamese might accept and enjoy a healthy bowl of pho, you have a good formula for pho expansion.

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Pho Vie II in Garden Grove: Great Tasting Pho

January 25, 2009

I drove by this place several times and I must admit Pho Vie II always looked crowded and popular. On this day with no long line, I really have to try it. “Vie” means “Life” in French, and I believe the people at Pho Vie II truly believe in a fully enjoyable and immersive life of pho, because their pho is very good and the service is friendly. You can read a few Pho Vie II reviews on Yelp.com. They run 50% off on pho ga (chicken) but personally I don’t think that’s the reason for the crowd. I think it’s because the pho in general is very good – tasty soup stock, fresh ingredients, perfect al dente-like noodle, and fresh Thai basil, ngo gai (culantro) and sprouts.

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January 17, 2009

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