journal entry # 23

The Best Vietnamese Cuisine

Ask someone to name a Vietnams’ dish, and she or he will most likely say pho. Because pho is arguably Vietnam’s most famous dish. Pho is very easy to cook. You will probably have a big bowl of pho in 40 minutes. The first step is to gather all necessary ingredients, vegetable and meat. They are composed of beef bones, filet, ginger, onion, bean sprout and chili pepper. The second step is to boil noodle soup. Pour about 10 bowls of water along with beef bones and boil down for about 25 minutes. Add in the ingredients, half-burned onion and crushed ginger. The final step is to prepare the dish. Dip raw noodles and bean sprout into hot water for couple of seconds and the put them in a bowl; add in other vegetables, filet and pepper. Pour hot noodle soup into the bowl. Coriander and mint can be added in to increase the flavor. In conclusion, best noodles depend on the right ingredients, vegetables, noodles, filet and most importantly the right taste.