tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post1155930588617218826..comments2022-12-11T05:36:56.996-06:00Comments on My Mexican Kitchen: What the Pho?Don Cuevashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-36590973716985984282010-05-12T14:45:54.890-05:002010-05-12T14:45:54.890-05:00Hello Don Cuevas,
I don't have a blog at all; ...Hello Don Cuevas,<br />I don't have a blog at all; I was just surfing and came across your blog. I thought you did well with your research, but needed that little bit of extra tuning. You're doing good! And that picture is indeed "hu tieu"; taken from above, it was hard to distinguish at first, but yeah, that's what it is. Hu tieu is the Southern dish. It's easier to Merckuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904232823867595140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-78658186436912998302010-05-10T13:33:20.955-05:002010-05-10T13:33:20.955-05:00Charles; I'll bet they are fully aware.
PHO ...Charles; I'll bet they are fully aware. <br /><br />PHO is a word that lends itself well to off-color English word play. For example, "Mo Pho".<br /><br />Slightly off topic as well as off-color, but still related, is one of our favorite Chinese Dim Sum restaurants, "Fook YĆ¼en", in Millbrae, CA.<br />Rumor on Yelp.com is that it has closed.<br /><br />Saludos,<br /> Don Don Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-59703925455375507362010-05-10T12:45:08.391-05:002010-05-10T12:45:08.391-05:00Sr. Cuevas - we have a large Vietnamese population...Sr. Cuevas - we have a large Vietnamese population here in San Diego - lots of choices for Pho -<br />but the favorite is a place called Pho King - not sure if they're aware of the implications, but the soup is outstanding!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15865518478023727947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-48806567560817503262010-05-10T11:18:46.216-05:002010-05-10T11:18:46.216-05:00Vu, I clicked on your name so I could visit your b...Vu, I clicked on your name so I could visit your blog, but your Profile is unavailable.<br /><br />Can we read your blog, please?<br /><br />Saludos,<br /> Don CuevasDon Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-17615415297236191822010-05-10T11:16:52.495-05:002010-05-10T11:16:52.495-05:00Thanks, Vu, for your comment and advice. I think t...Thanks, Vu, for your comment and advice. I think that for our next Vietnamese soup, I will make hu tieu.<br />We may have eaten it at Van Lang Vietnamese Cuisine.<br />http://www.pbase.com/panos/image/25217576<br />Does that look like it? (With my irrepressible humor, I had titled it "Sopa de Mariscos Vietnamita")<br /><br />Yes, the pho was very enjoyable, despite the lemongrass and Don Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-84194403593042759612010-05-10T10:56:37.780-05:002010-05-10T10:56:37.780-05:00Good job! But as a Vietnamese, let me readjust the...Good job! But as a Vietnamese, let me readjust the improvised-recipe in two ways:<br />1. no lemongrass (there really is no lemongrass in pho; it is used in other recipes, but not pho)<br />2. no fried shallots (we use fried shallots once again in other recipes; coming to mind another soup from the south called hu tieu--fried shallots have an extremely distinct flavor! Be careful! Try this next Merckuryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904232823867595140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18132936.post-29639096473736713812010-05-10T09:39:37.672-05:002010-05-10T09:39:37.672-05:00One of the joys of eating out in Oregon is Vietnam...One of the joys of eating out in Oregon is Vietnamese food. Lots of good places here.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.com