The History of Pho
A BOWL OF PHO / Vietnam's treasured beef noodle soup that brings families together
This article, written by Mai Pham, discusses the origins of pho and its political and cultural influences. All Vietnamese readers will relate to her description of eating pho with her family as a child.
As children, we remember waking up on Saturday mornings to the fragrant smell of pho simmering in the kitchen. There was the familiar clank! clank! of metal spoons on porcelain and the rattle of chopsticks settling onto countertops. Our parents had risen hours before to start the pho; they roasted the ginger and onion, carefully tended to the broth to keep it clear, and pulled the ends off of the bean sprouts, while listening to Vietnamese music. This was love.
This article, written by Mai Pham, discusses the origins of pho and its political and cultural influences. All Vietnamese readers will relate to her description of eating pho with her family as a child.
As children, we remember waking up on Saturday mornings to the fragrant smell of pho simmering in the kitchen. There was the familiar clank! clank! of metal spoons on porcelain and the rattle of chopsticks settling onto countertops. Our parents had risen hours before to start the pho; they roasted the ginger and onion, carefully tended to the broth to keep it clear, and pulled the ends off of the bean sprouts, while listening to Vietnamese music. This was love.
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