tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post1284928161805270928..comments2023-12-22T17:16:18.977+08:00Comments on Primitive Culture: Pho.Alexander Santillaneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09408269839931337790noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-68491895876157001572008-03-23T19:46:00.000+08:002008-03-23T19:46:00.000+08:00a- I never encountered the pho in Laos. I'd be ver...a- I never encountered the pho in Laos. I'd be very curious to know how it is similar, and how it is different.<BR/><BR/>Robyn- I loved bun cha; far more than pho, to be honest. I shall be writing on that soon, as well.<BR/><BR/>-XAlexander Santillaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408269839931337790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-89700209011185921642008-03-21T01:51:00.000+08:002008-03-21T01:51:00.000+08:00I always love tales of food. Says so much about a ...I always love tales of food. Says so much about a place!<BR/><BR/>AnnePrêt à Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159060895456546974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-69518754261495804302008-03-20T08:15:00.000+08:002008-03-20T08:15:00.000+08:00Where will we find a dish like that here in Bangko...Where will we find a dish like that here in Bangkok? Wish I could have that for breakfast this morning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-76450601227751296782008-03-19T09:02:00.000+08:002008-03-19T09:02:00.000+08:00I'd say bun cha has to be right up there with pho ...I'd say bun cha has to be right up there with pho as a must-do Hanoi street food experience. The first reason is that you'll never find a bun cha outside of Hanoi that's as good as the Hanoi versions. And the second is that it's darned difficult to do well in the home kitchen. Something about those ankle-high, chicken-wire grills, I suppose, the way the sweet-sour dipping sauce complements the smoky char on the pork (I prefer mini burgers to meat strips), and the accompanying wild mix of shrubbery that's hard to duplicate outside of Vietnam.<BR/><BR/>Now I've made myself hungry.Please post bun cha!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906568354410679764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2929257350130082108.post-89928481591284426342008-03-18T22:20:00.000+08:002008-03-18T22:20:00.000+08:00Would you believe I was unconverted by my pho expe...Would you believe I was unconverted by my pho experience when I spent a few weeks in Vietnam in 2006? I thought something must have been wrong with me. Maybe it had something to do with being in the furthest northern reaches of the country where I found the pho lacking, or maybe it was finding my bowl full of dog meat in Dien Bien Phu.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, it was on my recently completed trip to Laos that I found a lot of pleasure in a bowl of Pho. Maybe it's different there. Any idea?ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456402623973676389noreply@blogger.com