[Magdalen] WTPho?

[Lynn Ronkainen]

... so is the French feu pronounced fo? (short o)

And what are the pronunciations 'out there' on Pho?  It seems like it might 
be a regional pronunciation in the US by the Vietnamese. Here in Houston, 
once the largest Vietnamese population back in the '90s, it sounds like Fo 
(long o).

Silly me, I've thought that because there is such a high concentration of 
Vietnamese eateries in the greater Houston metro area that Fo (long o)  was 
*of course* the, shall we say, correct way to say it.  OTOH, many Asian 
people from  numerous countries of origin defer to 'the stranger' or the 
guest, which could very well complicate things like this.

Lynn, waiting to hear from others...



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From: "ME Michaud" <michaudme at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 11:30 AM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen]  WTPho?

> I've been learning how to make Pho. Have used the oven, a crock pot, and
> (while in Florida) got good results with a pressure cooker. I was 
> fortunate
> enough to track down a halal butcher who stocked beef bones for the broth
> base because, while bones are easy to get here, Florida is all about
> prepared frozen foods.
>
> Read someplace that pho is the Vietnamese spelling of the French feu (as 
> in
> Pot au feu), which was helpful info to me. It certainly makes sense. The
> French influence on Vietnamese cooking is undeniable.
>
> Anyway, I make up the broth, strain & freeze it in sixteen-ounce Ball 
> jars.
> Easy enough to reheat it, add a few salad bar vegetables and some noodles,
> and slurp it down. Very healthy, fairly low fat, and requires little salt
> because of the sugar, vinegar and chiles.
> -M
>
> On Thursday, April 7, 2016, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mcepeda514 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> We love spicy foods. Our pho is Vietnamese. I make it at home often.
>>
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