Pho ranks 2nd of world’s 20 best soups by CNN

The American news channel CNN has named pho bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) second on the list of 20 best soups in the world.
Pho ranks 2nd of world’s 20 best soups by CNN ảnh 1A bowl of Pho Bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - The American news channel CNN has named pho bo (Vietnamese beef noodlesoup) second on the list of 20 best soups in the world.

The beef in the soup is simmered for hours with cinnamon, star anise and otherwarm spices to create a wonderfully aromatic base for this rice noodle soup,according to CNN.

CNN described pho bo as abowl of flat, soft rice noodles dipped in a fragrant beef or chicken brothflavoured with condiments.

The soup is considered a national dish and can be found all over the countrythough it originated in the north before being taken to the south, wherepeople have added their own influences to the dish.

Pho has been getting rave reviews from global travel magazines fordecades, and no visitor to Vietnam fails to mention it.

French bouillabaisse, Spanish gazpacho, Chinese Lanzhou beef noodle soup andThai Tom yum goong were also on the list./.
VNA

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