Vietnamese Pho among world’s 100 most popular dishes: TasteAtlas

Pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup sold in almost all street corners in Vietnam, finds itself at the 34th place in a list of 100 most popular dishes in the world as complied by international food magazine TasteAtlas.
Vietnamese Pho among world’s 100 most popular dishes: TasteAtlas ảnh 1Ineinternational food magazine TasteAtlas described pho as one of the most beloved Vietnamese dishes in the western hemisphere due to its complex, unique flavors, and elegant simplicity. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Pho, a Vietnamesenoodle soup sold in almost all street corners in Vietnam, finds itself at the 34th place in a list of 100 most popular dishes in theworld as complied by international food magazine TasteAtlas.

The magazine described Pho as one ofthe most beloved Vietnamese dishes in the western hemisphere due to itscomplex, unique flavors, and elegant simplicity.

The soup is traditionally served with chicken or beef broth where the bonessimmer lazily for at least three hours until the broth is perfect, it said,adding that the addition of herbs and spices accentuates the flavors, and thechewy rice noodles, juicy beef slices, and crunchy sprouts elevate the dish toanother level.

Pho is also among threeVietnamese dishes – along with Banh mi and iced coffee –named in the CNN’s listof “50 of the best street foods in Asia” which it calls just a “small samplingof the region’s wonderful food traditions./. 
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