[Magdalen] WTPho?

[Marion Thompson]

Google and many other sources say the correct pronunciation is 'fuh' .  
So there you go.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 4/7/2016 1:23 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> ... 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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