So all I have is Beef Broth for regular cooking, no Pho mix because I live in a very small town not anywhere near a major city. Is it ok if I just use the regular Beef Broth?

RighteousDan

Canada99 Posts

June 18 2011 19:35 GMT

#64

I love this thread. Thanks for writing it :D I'ma have to try my hand at making it at home now lol.

cccalf

United States47 Posts

June 19 2011 00:14 GMT

#65

My method, which I believe to be the most effective one for making homemade pho, is having a Vietnamese wife. ;D@

Quochobao

United States350 Posts

June 19 2011 00:20 GMT

#66

On June 19 2011 09:14 cccalf wrote:
My method, which I believe to be the most effective one for making homemade pho, is having a Vietnamese wife. ;D@

Yeah right. GL with that. I'm having trouble finding girls who can make Pho even in Vietnam. Seriously what has the world become. (Recent PvZ is a good analogy.)

Quochobao

United States350 Posts

June 19 2011 00:21 GMT

#67

On June 19 2011 04:11 PerkyPenguin wrote:
So all I have is Beef Broth for regular cooking, no Pho mix because I live in a very small town not anywhere near a major city. Is it ok if I just use the regular Beef Broth?

Like someone said earlier, regular beef broth will taste horrible. I included a link where you can buy the mix online in the OP. Check it out.

nalgene

Canada2153 Posts

June 19 2011 00:25 GMT

#68

On June 06 2011 18:28 Quochobao wrote:
Important Update: Here is where you can buy the mix online.

A tribute to Pho-lovers of Team Liquid

P/S: This is called Quẩy, which is to Pho like crackers is to soup, only more essential and infinitely more fitting. It is so common in Vietnam--a bowl of Pho invariably comes with this flour-based, fried snack--yet I have not been to any restaurant in the States that has it. It is a puzzle that vexes me so much I'm gonna make my own Quẩy next time ^^
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You can find that in chinese restaurants... and some shops in HK...

they usually give it to you with porridge ( rice+water )

Kyyuna

United States1222 Posts

June 19 2011 00:33 GMT

#69

On June 19 2011 09:25 nalgene wrote:

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You can find that in chinese restaurants... and some shops in HK...

they usually give it to you with porridge ( rice+water )

I finally found out the name of it :O \o/

Havent seen those with pho yet but mainly with Porridge at chinese bakeries/restaurants

Z3kk

4099 Posts

June 19 2011 00:44 GMT

#70

Looks sooooo good :3

nalgene

Canada2153 Posts

June 19 2011 00:48 GMT

#71

On June 19 2011 09:33 Kyyuna wrote:

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lol.. do note... that thing has a lot of oil in it
I've never seen it with pho, but I've seen it with other soup related meals though

I finally found out the name of it :O \o/

Havent seen those with pho yet but mainly with Porridge at chinese bakeries/restaurants

FragKrag

United States11563 Posts

June 19 2011 02:05 GMT

#72

you can generally find the yellow sticks (in chinese "you tiao") in many larger chinese supermarkets. They will generally have them in a bakeryish area. Alternatively you can just bring a picture and ask where they are haha

they go great with sweet soy milk too. My breakfast in China was pretty much 2x you tiao + bowl of warm sweet soy milk (all for like 5-6 yuan)

definitely going to try this out too

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

June 19 2011 02:11 GMT

#73

Except that the ones in Chinatown are not fresh....

I wish some one would open up a fresh YT store that serve in the morning...

FragKrag

United States11563 Posts

June 19 2011 02:29 GMT

#74

I would love to see some old guy with a huge ass pan of hot oil at 8am in the morning on my way to school

t_t

You can generally put them in the toaster to liven them up a little bit.

SolidusR

United States217 Posts

June 19 2011 02:34 GMT

#75

That bowl of pho at the end looked so delicious, wow. I had it for my first time a few weeks ago and it was incredible, I feel like I've been really missing out. I also love to cook so I look forward to the challenge. Thank you so much for writing this out, if my dish looks anything like your picture I think I will have gone to heaven

Quochobao

United States350 Posts

June 19 2011 05:19 GMT

#76

On June 19 2011 11:05 FragKrag wrote:
you can generally find the yellow sticks (in chinese "you tiao") in many larger chinese supermarkets. They will generally have them in a bakeryish area. Alternatively you can just bring a picture and ask where they are haha

they go great with sweet soy milk too. My breakfast in China was pretty much 2x you tiao + bowl of warm sweet soy milk (all for like 5-6 yuan)

definitely going to try this out too

I just recently had this yellow sticks that you guys mentioned, but no, it's not exactly what I mean.

The Chinese you tiao is soft, whereas Vietnamese Quay is crunch. The dough seems to be the same, but the crunchiness of Quay is just so irreplaceable that anything else in its place seems sacrilegious.

It's realllllly a big puzzle to me why Vietnamese restaurants don't make Quay. They make you tiao after all like you said.

TrainSamurai

339 Posts

June 19 2011 08:59 GMT

#77

Quẩy is mostly used for congee. Never had coriander with Pho before but make sure to have the basil look a like that you find in asian groceries (it might be basil lolol), noob mistake if you eat pho without it.

Btw eating pho in the restaurants is not the same once you've had home made brooth. You have been warned

starfries

Canada3508 Posts

June 19 2011 09:22 GMT

#78

Ohhhh my gooood you can get pho mix? It's a dream come true..

But that mix you linked asks for 4-5 pounds of beef in the instructions. Is it ok to just skip that?