Sunday, April 2, 2017

History of Pho




Pho is a Vietnamese soup made with broth, rice noodles, herbs, meat  (beef or chicken)and often served with sriracha. Pho originated in the 20th century in northern Vietnam, southeast of Hanoi and then in large markets. “According to villagers, pho was eaten in Vân Cù long before the French colonial period when it was popularized.”  There are two different styles of pho: Hanoi and Saigon are different “by noodle width, the sweetness of broth, and choice of herbs. A related noodle soup, bún bò Huế, is associated with Huế in central Vietnam”. After the Vietnam War Pho became popular in many countries. Vietnamese War Refugees opened restaurants that specializing in making Pho. Pho restaurants became to appear in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The first hundreds of Pho restaurant opened in Little Saigon in Orange County, CA. Pho became mainstream in the United States during the 1990s; the popularization was a result of the improved relationship between the US and Vietnam. Pho spread to Texas, California, the gulf coast, west coast and east coast. It’s recorded that Pho brought in over $500 million in annual revenue in the 2000s. In 2007 Pho was added to the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary in 2007. In 2011 Pho was rated 28 on the World 50 most delicious foods by CNN Go. It has also been adopted as a cuisine by other Southeast Asian. Pho is also on Australia menus.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pho

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