Big scallions in pho

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AmericanEats25

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September 3, 2019 9:55 am

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I love the big scallions/green onions served in a pho bowl. But not all restaurants do this. Why is that?

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slurpit

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September 3, 2019 11:08 am

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Don't have an answer for you, but imo this adds to the great look of a newly served bowl of pho. Makes you just want to dig in!

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NTTX91

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September 5, 2019 10:54 am

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I think the scallions give a delicious visual to the bowls, though I don't eat them at all. Makes me want to eat some pho right about now!

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chuynh

September 5, 2019 11:02 am

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Yep this is awesome pho presentation which is why many restaurants do it. I like to munch on them if they're fully cooked through. On a practical level, scallions can be dirt cheap in VN but in North America, each stalk sometime cost as much as $0.70 or more depending on the season, so it's less cost effective for pho restaurants in NA to do this all the time.

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