side note: if you can, try to get it from Vietnamese restaurant staffed with Vietnamese people (one major sign is a hugeass menu in English and Viet)
as an Asian American, I've had pho at white places and it pales in comparison
also c/food, c'mon
but if you post it to c/food, it also shows up in c/all so it's not like the wider audience won't see it
especially with all the spam, people might be willing to go through pages looking for quality posts (that's how i found this)
Pho is brilliant, also additional PSA it’s a fucking great hangover food
I hope it's easy, I just bought some soup base and I want to make it. Though I bought it from a Hmong grocery store so who knows? (Sidenote: Hmong sausage is FANTASTIC)
Most "poke" restaurants are actually selling a topping-heavy chirashi sushi, which is quite awesome, but is also not poke.
Get you some frozen tuna, thaw it out 95% of the way, cube it, cover it in soy sauce, sesame oil, green onions, red pepper, and crushed toasted macadamia nuts (because who has kukui nuts). You can also buy some dried ogo online, or just use nori flakes/furikake which is easier to find.
That describes the OG ahi poke, but variations are innumerable.
Most of the sushi you eat is flash frozen, because that actually marginally improves fish instead of fucking it up like it does with red meat etc.
Mix it up and use saran wrap to tightly cover the fish so that the liquid properly covers all parts of the fish.
Stick it in your fridge for 2-24 hours.
This will fundamentally change the texture and flavor of the fish. You'll notice if you have a thick piece where the shoyu doesn't properly penetrate.
Real fucking good.
Pho is some of the best stuff ever. Love some tendon, tripe, tongue, and meatball in it. Any cuisine that knows how to use the whole animal is chef's kiss
I remember wondering how to get my hands on the three Ts after I finished a large bowl of the stuff. Not only is it cool to efficiently use animal parts, but I prefer tendon, tripe, and tongue to other kinds.
If any of you chapos know, I'd appreciate it? Do I talk to farmers? Maybe call the pho place and ask where they get it?
Those are two fantastic ideas and if they don't have it, they'd point me in the right direction. Thank you!
You are welcome! Also butchers tend to have good prices on bones you can use to make broth/stock.
Red beans cooked in beef bone stock with rice + seasonal veggie is cheap & healthy.
The best thing I ate in Vietnam was called Bun Cha - grilled pork, rice noodles & a sweet peppery broth. It’s incredible and I never hear anyone talk about it - think it’s a Hanoi specific dish
I live in the northern part of Austin and its generally pretty lame here. Almost every restaurant is a chain and there's little culture to speak of or cool places to hang out. The "hot spot" is one of those open air shopping malls and its basically as close as it gets to being in the 'real' texas while still living in Austin. The one bright spot: super high vietnamese population. Best Pho in the city.
Lived on Nicollet in Minneapolis for a while, 4 Vietnamese places within like a block. I miss it.
Dumb question, how do you pronounce Pho? Is it just “FOE”? Or “Poe”?
Thanks! I’m checking for any Vietnamese places in my area rn.
Score, there’s a Vietnamese stand in our farmers market. I might go check it out today!
