Posted on 04/26/2021 6:38:29 PM PDT by mylife
When an American blogger named Tieghan Gerard naively dubbed her quick noodle soup recipe "chicken pho", it caused a storm in a soup bowl. sesame chicken and noodles in spicy broth", many Vietnamese Americans believe the title change was not sufficient and that the issue extends far beyond food, especially with the current rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
You think you know pho, but you really don't because pho changes
While the culinary catastrophe played out on Instagram and had everyone from chefs to influencers to food lovers up in arms, the upside was that it shone a fresh light on Vietnam's beloved national dish and its long history both in Vietnam and across the world.
Pho, a fragrant, nourishing and gently spiced beef and rice noodle soup, is relatively new in the Vietnamese culinary canon – only appearing in written records in the early 20th Century – but the history of this humble soup is both as subtle and complex as its flavour.
Nourishing and aromatic, pho is a staple dish and beloved comfort food across Vietnam (Credit: Credit: Hadynyah/Getty Images) Nourishing and aromatic, pho is a staple dish and beloved comfort food across Vietnam "I have had pho for all my life, but the story of pho is very rich," said Andrea Nguyen, acclaimed Vietnamese American cookbook writer and James Beard winner. "And so, you think you know pho, but you really don't because pho changes."
While most historians agree that pho was invented in the late 19th and early 20th Century in northern Vietnam during French colonial times, its origins are murky. Some believe pho was an adaptation of the French one-pot beef and vegetable stew pot-au-feu, which shares a phonetic similarity to "phở".
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There’s a Pho place right down the street from us. It’s amazing.
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So, the outrage is why?
Cultural appropriation?
Screw that!
If you want to create a recipe and call it dog soup, that’s your business, and neither the Swiss nor the Koreans have a right to prevent that name.
always
I’ve had it twice, and didn’t really like it. Maybe I went to bad restaurants - or had unpleasant dining companions.
I’d much rather have a Chinese egg-drop or sweet-and-sour - and I’d pay BIG bucks for a really good Korean Manduguk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZEBKjqzVdI
Just had a big bowl of pho broth all by itself this morning. Very good. My dog wanted something and she got the other (meaty) ingredients. Had my doubts. But it was good.
Lordy, I do loves me some pho. Pho Tanh in CDA turns out a very tasty bowl.
well we al l hate asians now... I heard it on the news
Whatever it is, it’s delicious.
A bastardized version of chicken pho is to add fresh grated ginger to homemade chicken soup, toss in some rice vermicelli and top with fresh bean sprouts, cilantro and Thai basil.
yer crazy! LOL Koreans cant make soup! well yukiaijang..
“...many Vietnamese Americans believe the title change was not sufficient and that the issue extends far beyond food, especially with the current rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans...”
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Boy, that’s a stretch. If I were a betting man, I’d bet no Vietnamese were harmed during the making of this chicken pho.
That aside— I have never had pho, but it sounds like something I would try.
Phở is different in different places. in the north it tends to be spicier and it is a catchall soup with a particular type of noodles as a base and beef. Phở bò in the present has a lot more beef than phở in the stalls and small cafés did 20 years ago as the country has prospered mightily.
dey could make it with catfish... hand me my dunkin bread..
dont start a civil war!
Pho is a pleasing soup, but I want few, if any, noodles.
Many Việts eat the ingredients and leave the broth. Most of the flavor is in the broth and I finish with an empty bowl.
I like Vietnamese cooking generally.
Way to overstate things.
"And so, you think you know pho, but you really don't because pho changes."
And now it has changed again.
Adjust.
bowl is always empty
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