Vietnamese Pho is a famous dish in the world with flavorful broth, chewy noodles and the best flavor. Explore Vietnam during the holidays, don't forget to try it. You will be surprised about Pho in Vietnam. 

Vietnamese Pho Overview

Pho originated from street food among the working class in the centuries before. From mobile food stalls with two large baskets, Vietnamese Pho became popular and the specialty food of Vietnam. 

This food spread to local people from the 1950s and nowadays, you can easily find anywhere in Vietnam on nook and cranny, from sidewalk to luxury restaurants. 

Pho has a role important in Vietnamese culture, symbolizing the image of family, community and tradition. Besides, Pho appears  in the religious rituals with a way to offer a hot bowl of pho in the ancestral altar to express gratitude and honor family traditions. 

Vietnamese Pho

If you come to a Vietnamese home, the host often serves homemade pho as a welcoming. 

The official factor is that it is a delicious bowl of Vietnamese Pho that is a meticulously prepared broth. 

As the traditional form passed down by his father and father, the broth was created by beef bones and chicken which simmeres for several hours. After, putting it in the pot some spices kike anise, cinnamon, cloves, coriander seeds,... 

The broth boils, you cook slowly to the broth that absorbs all the flavors, creating the fragrant, aromatic flavors. 

The second ingredient is rice noodle which is called as " Banh pho", a part of Pho. They are made from rice flour. You need to blanch rice noodles through boiling water before add the bowl. With beef pho, remember to cut thinly sliced beef and chicken pho, you need to shredded chicken. 

Visitors will have a bowl of Vietnamese Pho with topping and fresh herbs, adding the chili garlic vinegar, sprouts, Thai basil, cilantro.. 

How many kinds of Vietnamese Pho in Vietnam?

There are two famous typles of Pho soup in Vietnam including beef pho and chicken pho. You can choose one in two dishes to enjoy it. 

Beef Pho ( Pho Bo)

Beef Pho is a famous noodle soup due to its rich broth. Many local and international people quite love it. You will be served by a bowl of steaming beef broth accompanied by tender rice noodles and other toppings. 

Beef Pho

Visitor can choose the Vietnamese Pho to suit different tastes such as Pho Tai - Thinky sliced medium rare steak

• Pho Chin - Steamed lean beef
• Pho Nam - Having steamed half lean and half fatty beef 
• Pho Gau Bo - Steamed fatty beef
• Pho Sot Vang - Beef tendon and Vietnamese of Bordelaise. 

The food is decorated with chopped ginger, scallion, yellow onions... 

Chicken pho ( Pho ga)

With Pho Ga, the way of making the soup of chicken is the same as Beef Pho, only replacing the ingredient beef by chicken. The chicken broth is simmered with aromatic spices, creating a light and flavorful taste. A bowl of  Pho ga includes rice noodles, chicken meat which is shredded or served in slices and chopped scallion, thinly sliced lime leaves.. 

Chicken pho

When eating, you will feel the satisfying chewiness of chicken meat, and the delicious flavor. Beyond Pho Ga and Pho Bo, you can some change flavor with some types of pho variations such as:

Pho rolls (pho cuon)

The name of Pho rolls starts from the same ingredient as Pho and is wrapped by rice paper rolls. 

All of the things include stir fried beef, herbs, bean sprouts wrapped in fresh rice paper and enjoyed with a tangy sauce and pickled vegetables. 

Pho rolls

Mixed pho (pho tron)

Pho tron is made with a way of combining the components of pho in a unique way. 

The food is the same as a flavorful salad, adding the beef or chicken, rice noodles, fresh greens  ( Mint, Thai basil, lettuce and cilantro), fried shallots and a dressing made with vinegar, fish sauce, sugar and tamarind paste. The blow of mixed pho looks delicious, served with chopped peanuts, red chili peppers, and lime wedges. 

Mixed pho

Stir-fried pho (pho xao)

A variation of Vietnamese Pho is stir fried pho, bringing the new flavor of the traditional Pho dish. Pho xao has an ingredient with rice noodles, beef and vegetables to add freshness. When cooking, vegetables and meat remain to achieve a tempting crunch. You can use dipping sauce and pickled vegetables on the side. 

Stir-fried pho in Bat Dat street

Sour Pho ( Pho chua)

If you are traveling to Sapa, Ha Giang, you should try Sour Pho. Each locality, the ingredients of Pho Chua are different, however the normal ingredients include black pork, eggs, beef, peanuts, cucumbers, pickled cabbage... 

Sour Pho in Bac Ha market

Sour Pho's highlight is broth, creating Pho chua in each province. The broth of Pho Chua increases the richness of the meat and freshness of the herbs, vegetables. 

Where to eat Vietnamese Pho?

Hanoi city

• Pho Thin Hanoi - Address:  13 Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi
• Pho Ly Quoc Su  - Adress: 10 Ly Quoc Su, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
• Pho Bat Dan - Andress: 49 Bat Dan, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh city

• Pho 2000 - Address: 208 - 210 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
• Pho Dau  - Adress: 288 M1 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
• Pho Le  - Address: 413-415 Nguyen Trai Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City

Above is all of the information about Vietnamese Pho that you should know if you are planning to visit Vietnam. The delicious flavor of Pho surprises and tantalizes your taste. Remember to indulge in this food when you visit Vietnam. 

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