i did, i lol'd and wrote a message about it looking like my doppleganger last night while facepalming over the joe paterno thread
The BEST Soups on Earth
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i did, i lol'd and wrote a message about it looking like my doppleganger last night while facepalming over the joe paterno thread
It was my wrong choice of word, as there is no wrong in creating your own food. You can put ketchup in pho if you wanted to and it's still a no wrong if you like it
Crushed peanuts is on the table but should be meant for other "dry" dishes/appetizers. Peanuts generally don't go into broth, but you could do it if you like to. How about some soy sauce along with it?
Shrimps (or seafood in general) don't usually go with beef in Vietnamese dish, although they do go with chicken/pork/vege base broth soups all the time. (I'm ready to stand corrected here with some examples of classic Vietnamese dish with both seafood and beef in it.) Remember where I said every restaurant has its own twist to Pho? Making seafood available to Pho is a good example.
A general misconception (in non-Vietnamese) is also known that all noodle soups at a Vietnamese restaurant is Pho, which is not correct. There are a lot of them soups in Vietnamese cookbook because they are not usually served as an appetizer but mostly a main course.
It was my wrong choice of word, as there is no wrong in creating your own food. You can put ketchup in pho if you wanted to and it's still a no wrong if you like it
Crushed peanuts is on the table but should be meant for other "dry" dishes/appetizers. Peanuts generally don't go into broth, but you could do it if you like to. How about some soy sauce along with it?
Shrimps (or seafood in general) don't usually go with beef in Vietnamese dish, although they do go with chicken/pork/vege base broth soups all the time. (I'm ready to stand corrected here with some examples of classic Vietnamese dish with both seafood and beef in it.) Remember where I said every restaurant has its own twist to Pho? Making seafood available to Pho is a good example.
A general misconception (in non-Vietnamese) is also known that all noodle soups at a Vietnamese restaurant is Pho, which is not correct. There are a lot of them soups in Vietnamese cookbook because they are not usually served as an appetizer but mostly a main course.
ah, ok, thanks for clarifying. the crushed peanuts, i've seen people put them in the pho at restaurants too. maybe they are like me, and think it's there for the pho as well, haha. it doesn't alter the taste much at all but just adds the little bit of crunchiness to some bites. but i guarantee you i've had beef pho with shrimp served in the restaurants. maybe they offer it just simply because it's popular although it's not originally intended or of origin?
all the restaurants i've been to have a whole section in the menu for pho only, and there are all kinds of pho: seafood, beef balls only, beef only, beef with tendon, beef with tendon and tripe, beef and shrimp, chicken,.........
I meant to ask about this a few pages ago,it slipped my mind but what exactly do you mean by beef balls?
it's an asian style meatball. you gotta go to asian stores to get them. they are round like meatballs but looks slightly different. tastes different and texture is different
there's different kinds, the beef balls have no seafood in it
there's a seafood kind that is made from seafood and it's whiter in color. that may be the one you're talking about.
