This is my first time trying Pho and I am pretty impressed. I ordered the Combination Pho with Eye round, flank, fat brisket, soft tendon and meatballs. Was not pleased with flank and brisket as they were overcooked and tough, but I loved the broth and everything else. Please let me know how you like your Pho. TIA
Tried a unique pho with similar taste like laksa.
Homemade beef pho. I eat pho 4 times a week now as part of my weight loss diet. I sometimes replace the rice noodles with konjac noodles to lower the calories. You’ll see in the photo above that I use julienned carrots in mine, I don’t always have access to all the traditional veggies but I still like to get my daily dose of veg in. Carrot is honestly very tasty in it, highly recommend. I buy a large piece of eye of round steak from Costco, freeze and slice thinly, then portion for the week. I make meatballs with pork to add more cheap protein. Very tasty, I never get tired of it.
I usually get a large special combination w/ extra limes.
What do you usually get?
Beef tripe, cabbage, beef, snow pea leaves, beef tendon. Dad’s homemade chili sauce for some bites, sriracha for others
And no I don’t play about cilantro and scallion
had a miss on pho while in Kazakhstan in the past, so was a little apprehensive but this place in Bishkek is legit (Vietnamese owners and workers)
The broth was made with chicken, but it would be cool to try a pho broth with duck.
I tried a bowl from Saiga Eatery recently and the broth leaned lighter and cleaner than I expected. Not bad, just different from the richer, deeper broth I usually imagine when I think of pho.
It made me curious how people here tell the difference between a lighter broth that’s intentional and one that just feels weak. Is it mostly aroma, beefiness, sweetness, spice balance, or something else?