Haha, my uncles (all avid cooks) very much disliked bean sprouts in pho for the same reasons you mentioned. I like that southern pho is full of vegetables, making it like a complete meal. Using blanched beansprouts is a great idea. Using blanched bean sprouts is a great idea.
The Hanoi pho that I grew up with (1990s) was devoid of any herbs, except for scallions. I think the reason is that it's typically eaten for breakfast and food hygene has always been a big issue so eating fresh herbs in the morning is a big no. It's been years since I last had pho, so maybe the palate has changed. But my mom occasionally cooks pho and she often uses culantro.
Andrea, Dental floss is not just for teeth!! I am an avid knitter and use the Glide floss to put in ‘life lines’ or to hold stitches in the work. (Knitters will know what I am talking about). Because it is glide-y, it takes up little space in the stitches and it pulls out easily when you need to remove it. Happy knitting!!
Thanks for the information on dental floss. I had no idea that PFAS could be in floss! I just finished cleaning tea in pyramid tea bags out of my pantry. I thought I would also mention a report I just read on the presence of heavy metals, eg arsenic and cadmium, in rice. It is almost 50 pages and includes the list of specific rice brands that were tested. Here’s the link. https://hbbf.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/Arsenic-in-Rice-Report_May2025_R5_SECURED.pdf
Haha, my uncles (all avid cooks) very much disliked bean sprouts in pho for the same reasons you mentioned. I like that southern pho is full of vegetables, making it like a complete meal. Using blanched beansprouts is a great idea. Using blanched bean sprouts is a great idea.
The Hanoi pho that I grew up with (1990s) was devoid of any herbs, except for scallions. I think the reason is that it's typically eaten for breakfast and food hygene has always been a big issue so eating fresh herbs in the morning is a big no. It's been years since I last had pho, so maybe the palate has changed. But my mom occasionally cooks pho and she often uses culantro.
Andrea, Dental floss is not just for teeth!! I am an avid knitter and use the Glide floss to put in ‘life lines’ or to hold stitches in the work. (Knitters will know what I am talking about). Because it is glide-y, it takes up little space in the stitches and it pulls out easily when you need to remove it. Happy knitting!!
I'm also a knitter (casual). Thank you for the cool tip.
Thanks for the information on dental floss. I had no idea that PFAS could be in floss! I just finished cleaning tea in pyramid tea bags out of my pantry. I thought I would also mention a report I just read on the presence of heavy metals, eg arsenic and cadmium, in rice. It is almost 50 pages and includes the list of specific rice brands that were tested. Here’s the link. https://hbbf.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/Arsenic-in-Rice-Report_May2025_R5_SECURED.pdf
Thank you for linking the rice info.
Thank you. (I'm glad I did my absolute best with the plating...)
(Mind you, Czechs are quite offended if you call them East-European. They are VERY proud of their Mid-Eastern culture/history/whatnot.)
I've read the same thing somewhere, but they called it Central Europe.
Yes, that's probably a more current term.
They themselves use 'střední Evropa', the střední meaning middle or central.
If you look on the map though it would be weird to think of the CR as Eastern; the heel of Italy is (slightly) further to the East.
Yummmm wings it’s been too long ❤️❤️❤️
thanks for the dental floss tip, good to know!