PHO?

I will get flamed: Its overrated!! Its good, but I don't get why people make such a hype over it. I've had a lot of pho from many different places. Sure its tasty broth and fresh basil and bean sprouts..but I am not a fan of the white noodles. I usually swap theem for egg noodles.

A soup that I think is amazing and wayyy better than pho is a Korean soup called Suh Lung Tang(sp?). Its a broth made from bones boiled for hours til it turns milky white. It comes with mixed beef innards or just plain slices of beef and virmicelli noodles. The broth comes unsalted so you unsalted so you add how ever much sea salt and green onionss as you like! Sorry for the wonky spelling, my phone browser is weird on MFP.

Pho is one of my favorite foods. I used to eat it 2-3 times per week. Will probably go get some soon.

Any experienced Pho eaters have a guess on calorie count for a large bowl of pho with lean steak? Obviously there's a range to it but I was estimating in the 1000 range for a big bowl.

I eat beef pho often and estimate it's 600-700 calories for a large take out container size (I think it is one quart size).

Upthread someone said to watch out if you are vegetarian- pho at its essence is meat broth. Vegetarian pho isn't pho. It is pho chay, or as I call it, faux pho. :bigsmile:

I agree, I put pho (even a large portion of it the way they usually serve it in restaurants) at ~700 calories. The majority of it is going to come from the noodles. If your restaurants are anything like ours around here, they don't really go heavy on the meat. :sad:

Pho!!!!!

I wish it was easier to find vegetarian or seafood versions. I love noodle soups.

PHO is PHOcking DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I order mine with the flank steak and brisket. I add lots of Sirachi hot sauce and some Hoisin sauce with a squeeze of lemon. Heaven on earth! Don't forget to add the bean sprouts and plenty of cilantro! I also add the jalapeno pepper slices for extra flavor.

Exactly this! I love Siracha . It really is delicious and you should try it! No reason to be scared at all and I agree with everyone else that there is a lot of sodium so make sure you get a lot of water.