Ok, so I know this blog is not the most exciting blog in the world but I hope to keep up with it and eventually provide some good insights into soup making. This weekend, I made a noodle soup that
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Pho in the Boston/DC area
Surprisingly it’s hard to find really good Vietnamese food in the Boston area. Granted, numerous Vietnamese restaurants have cropped up over the past few years and I have not tried all of them, the ones I have visited were just
Read moreA Hole in the Wall
As the saying goes, some of the best food comes from places that are a “hole in the wall” or in other words, just a plain, undecorated, not-so-special place. However, that is not always the case. My family and I
Read moreMyers + Chang
A new restaurant recently opened in Boston called Myers + Chang. It has been mentioned recently in the Boston magazine and newspaper and received fairly good reviews. They offer a variety of Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai dishes . I was
Read moreAnother “fun pho” weekend!
Another “fun pho” weekend! I made pho with the usual beef marrow bones and decided to add beef brisket in the broth this time. It definitely made the broth a bit richer but also more oily so I had to
Read moreFamily Pho Recipes
I contacted various family members who I think are “pho makers.” I know my oldest aunt has been making pho regularly for my other aunts in town because they all live in a small town in the Midwest without access
Read moreA Pho Journey
My goal in setting up this website is to share information on all things pho. What I found out is that everyone has their own “secret” recipe. It’s hard to get people to share their recipe and each person thinks
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