Comments on: Pho Thin Restaurant, Hanoi, Vietnam

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:08:26 +0000

Thanks for the note alex.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:44:25 +0000

>_> sorry lol, i forgot my main point for posting. Ok, the author hasn’t done much justice by not specified the different of pho thin. Pho thin is like most traditional pho that it has rice noodles, beef and using beef broth. however, the real different is the beef was wok fry before they put it in the bowl. this gives it a really different texture, and the restaurant you visited in Vietnam has been famous over 100 years for that type of pho, because not many ppls know the recipes to cook it. most ppls know how to cook the normal pho since it’s quite simple, however, no one knows how he (the original creator of pho thin) marinated the beef. however, there’s rumor that ever since he past on the business hasn’t been well. out of his 3 or so son, only 1 managed to sustain his father’s reputation…. or it could just be that ppls got sick of it since they eat it every day lol. to me, it tasted till as good as the first time i had it, i can’t really tell the difference since i don’t constantly live in hanoi.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:36:55 +0000

lawl, pho never have carrot, western variation (especially the chinese one) could taint it with carrot (due to the fact that carrot bring in a sweet flavour), however traditional vietnamese pho will not have carrot. The broth are cooked using real beef and chicken bone (mostly beef bone), and to hate a food cause of the msg, you really need to judge whether the restaurant you go to is a good one or not, because once u taste a really good pho, you know the broth isn’t just msg… sorry, i can’t stand ppls who is kinda superficial for hating one food just because of msg…. you should go and read about msg, it’s just about as bad as salt or sugar really!

By: ki

ki — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:35:33 +0000

全越南最棒的河粉..apec 也是吃這裡的喔!

By: rex

rex — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:46:17 +0000

when i was working in Taiwan,i met a beautiful vietnamese woman and we became good friends.she cooked “pho bo”and tastes good.i like it so much……….

By: bb

bb — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:08:26 +0000

oh, and i don’t mean the pho in the restaurant yeinjee went to.
i haven’t even been there.
i’m just talking about the ones i eat where i live, lol.

By: bb

bb — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:06:06 +0000

anon#9…hehe, i know not all msg. i was just exaggerating a bit. but you have to admit, it’s MOSTLY msg, lol.

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:02:17 +0000

For this particular restaurant, anon#9 is probably right. They brewed the soup in a large (really large) pot which could be seen when entering the restaurant. I can’t guarantee that they were not using msg at all, but they certainly used lots of natural ingredients to give that aroma and taste.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:28:10 +0000

bb, it’s not all msg. the flavor comes from the beef bones or chicken to make the soup.

By: cole

cole — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:07:17 +0000

Once again,…a “yummy” looking photo of that pho YeinJee. Very tasty looking.

By: kyon

kyon — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:50:47 +0000

i remembered at least one time my pho has carrots. they serve the rice noodle in soup, and then serve the meat and side dish separate with different things like green onions, brean sprout, carrots and nuts.

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:39:58 +0000

I’ll drink all the soup if it taste good and natural. I can differentiate quite well between natural flavour and those with msg or additive.

By: bb

bb — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:17:03 +0000

used to love pho too, but not as much anymore…
i eat it with bean sprouts and onions, but they also serve me a small lime (using the squeezed juice) and some herbs.
lol, does anyone here drink all the soup when you’re finished with the noodles?
i used to, but now that i know the soup is made of pure msg, i don’t anymore =P

By: cole

cole — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:20:59 +0000

Love Pho

By: Yein Jee

Yein Jee — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:54:21 +0000

I have eaten some pho with bean sprouts… some were with sprinkles of roasted nuts, but can’t recall any with carrots as well. Not sure if those pho with carrots are fake though; Vietnam is a populated country… there must be some culture or cuisine that we haven’t learned about yet.

By: Emilie

Emilie — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:59:45 +0000

i’ve eaten pho in many places but i’ve never seen carrots.

By: kyon

kyon — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:53:08 +0000

look different than the pho i had at my place. we have carrots, bean sprouts along with the green onions. maybe is the soutern pho, or maybe the pho i had was fake haha..