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Say no to pho!
Nov. 2nd, 2012 02:58 pmI have no idea if my subject line works. Is pho pronounced like foe? If not, make up your own fitting subject line!
I finally tried pho. I wanted to for a long time, but people have been talking about it in the game more and more, so I finally tried it. I gave it a very fair try (and why not, I had a bowl full of it which could have easily fed four people), but it wasn't for me.
I'm one of those people who taste cilantro as soapy, plus there was some really odd strong mint flavor in it, so to me the broth basically tasted like minty soap water. BLECH.
Plus, somehow, on top of that bad flavor, it was bland. Really bland. I tried adding soy sauce, I tried adding whatever dark brown sauce that was (not fish sauce, I discovered that one early on, blech again!).
It seems like it could be a really good thing. A nice beef stock/broth with noodles in it would be wonderful. That's what I expected. That's not what I got. :/
I finally tried pho. I wanted to for a long time, but people have been talking about it in the game more and more, so I finally tried it. I gave it a very fair try (and why not, I had a bowl full of it which could have easily fed four people), but it wasn't for me.
I'm one of those people who taste cilantro as soapy, plus there was some really odd strong mint flavor in it, so to me the broth basically tasted like minty soap water. BLECH.
Plus, somehow, on top of that bad flavor, it was bland. Really bland. I tried adding soy sauce, I tried adding whatever dark brown sauce that was (not fish sauce, I discovered that one early on, blech again!).
It seems like it could be a really good thing. A nice beef stock/broth with noodles in it would be wonderful. That's what I expected. That's not what I got. :/
