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Post by billhammond on Jan 20, 2022 12:01:01 GMT -5
One of my occupational hazards is editing copy about food and local restaurants and being tractor-beamed by them. Today's inbox included a lengthy piece on the best pho places in the Twin Cities, where we are blessed with dozens of Vietnamese eateries. Pho, pronounced "fuh," is for the uninitiated a beef-broth-based soup to which endless variations of proteins and veggies and noodles are added. On a subzero day like today, it's especially wonderful, but I know of no pho joints near me that deliver, so if I give into temptation after my shift ends, it's gonna mean chilling out, literally.  |
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Post by RickW on Jan 20, 2022 12:12:32 GMT -5
So good. We have a ton of Asian restaurants in Vancouver and a couple of good Pho places nearby. Asian noodle soups are the bomb. My girls prefer Ramen, Japanese noodle soup, and Susan and I really like it, too. That be some hearty stuff.
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Post by epaul on Jan 20, 2022 12:35:26 GMT -5
This  plus one of these sliced up  plus some of these  and a sprinkling of these  and a squirt of this  and you are in business (five minute prep and all the stuff is in your kitchen) |
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Post by Cornflake on Jan 20, 2022 12:41:21 GMT -5
I only discovered within the past year that ramen noodles in a GOOD broth made for a terrific dish.
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Post by Russell Letson on Jan 20, 2022 13:07:51 GMT -5
So Pho-Kin-Ay would be run by retired military? (Marines, I'd guess.)
Our little family-run strip-mall Vietnamese restaurant seems to have fallen victim to the pandemic, its spot now occupied by Yet Another Taco Joint. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but St. Cloud is almost as awash in Mexican food as it once was with pizzas. At least our two Indian eateries have survived.
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Post by coachdoc on Jan 20, 2022 13:16:05 GMT -5
Pho kin ay
Out loud?
Fuh kin ay?
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Post by james on Jan 20, 2022 13:16:55 GMT -5
My 'lol' was about Russell's first line.
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Pho Kin Ay
Jan 20, 2022 13:17:02 GMT -5
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Post by coachdoc on Jan 20, 2022 13:17:02 GMT -5
Pho kin ay Out loud? Fuh kin ay? My juvenile take. Sorry. |
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Jan 20, 2022 13:17:58 GMT -5
Ummm. Love me some good Pho.
Mike
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Post by John B on Jan 20, 2022 14:29:19 GMT -5
Pho kin ay Out loud? Fuh kin ay? My juvenile take. Sorry. I believe that's what Bill intended - otherwise he wouldn't have added the clue to make sure we all knew how to pronounce pho. |
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Post by billhammond on Jan 20, 2022 14:44:29 GMT -5
And NOW I just read a Pioneer Press article on the best dumplings in the area, and learned that a nearby restaurant creates these babies, Sichuan Wontons in Chili Oil:  |
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Post by howard lee on Jan 20, 2022 15:09:58 GMT -5
We're big fans of Chinese soup dumplings, where the soup is inside the dumplings. Best around these parts is at Joe's Shanghai, in Chinatown.
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Pho Kin Ay
Jan 20, 2022 15:16:15 GMT -5
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Post by John B on Jan 20, 2022 15:16:15 GMT -5
We're big fans of Chinese soup dumplings, where the soup is inside, the dumplings. Best around these parts is at Joe's Shanghai, in Chinatown. That looks fascinating. |
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Post by howard lee on Jan 20, 2022 15:34:59 GMT -5
We're big fans of Chinese soup dumplings, where the soup is inside, the dumplings. Best around these parts is at Joe's Shanghai, in Chinatown.
That looks fascinating.
They are quite succulent.
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Post by theevan on Jan 20, 2022 15:43:36 GMT -5
Pho kin ay Out loud? Fuh kin ay? My juvenile take. Sorry. We have a joint here called Pho King The staff all wear t-shirts emblazoned with "Pho King Good!" We live in a mostly Vietnamese neighborhood (an adventure, yes) and there are numerous places clustered about. So far, musty, shabby old Dang's still has the best pho. |
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Post by billhammond on Jan 20, 2022 15:51:32 GMT -5
They are quite succulent.
The place that has the Sichuan Wontons has Soup Dumplings, as well. Hmmmmmmmm. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 20, 2022 21:44:20 GMT -5
Not Pho, but I've been a big fan lately of Singapore Mei Fun. Change of subject, I know. I understand it's not really a Singapore dish despite its name. |
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Post by John B on Jan 20, 2022 22:09:25 GMT -5
Not Pho, but I've been a big fan lately of Singapore Mei Fun. Change of subject, I know. I understand it's not really a Singapore dish despite its name. I tried some from one of my local places, but I didn't really like the seasoning. I'll have to give it another shot. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Jan 20, 2022 22:17:53 GMT -5
It's curry seasoning.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2022 4:32:21 GMT -5
My friend's brother in law runs a pho place out on California. I don't know the name of it, but his brother in law initially wanted to call it Twenty Pho Seven. Then someone kindly explained how Pho was pronounced. His brother in law was crestfallen.  |
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