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Comforts....

So I drowned my sorrows in an excellent bowl of Pho and and a leisurely dinner hour of reading Watchmen.

Here's the beautiful tableau.

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[identity profile] mia76.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
That looks seriously yummy. That's Korean, right? Did you cook it yourself?

Me missses you!

[identity profile] palsgraf-polka.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
Vietnamese...no, this is from the Saigon Noodle House in Goleta, CA. Right by University of California at Santa Barbara.

And I miss you too! Where have you been?
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[identity profile] skywhisperer.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
Now I want pho!

[identity profile] palsgraf-polka.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 06:55 am (UTC)(link)
Everyone should have Pho!

[identity profile] the-carrot.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 11:33 am (UTC)(link)
AND read Watchmen.

[identity profile] sunshine-two.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
what are the ingredients in Pho?

[identity profile] palsgraf-polka.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well, this specific Pho has raw beef which I put in the soup and it cooks there. I took this picture right as I put the beef in. But Pho is a Vietnamese soup, with a beef broth, rice noodles, onions, green onions, and a meat (different kinds of beef, or these little meatballs, or chicken or shrimp) and then along with it they give you a plate of bean sprouts, sweet asian basil on the stalk, jalapeno slices (although I have seen Thai peppers sometimes) and a lime (you can see the remnants of those on the plate with the chopsticks on it) which you add to the soup yourself (you put the bean sprouts in, you squeeze the lime juice, add the pepper slices and you tear off leaves of the basil, tear the leaves into 2-3 pieces each and float in the soup) and then you add Sriracha (a garlic chili sauce that's Thai) or chili paste or these INSANELY hot Thai chili slices in oil or hoisin sauce, which is a sweet brown pastey sauce that has the consistency of molasses. Let it all stew for a minute and enjoy. The combination of all these interesting flavors is wonderful and so aromatic. It's my favorite asian soup.

[identity profile] sunshine-two.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 06:58 am (UTC)(link)
We have a massive Asian population here in the lower mainland of British Columbia and while I've tried various types of asian food, I've seen that soup but, never known exactly what it was. Thanks!

[identity profile] scarybaldguy.livejournal.com 2008-08-17 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
My favorite is udon, but pho is a very close second. Deeelicious.
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