Pho dac biet for lunch
Alas, although the pho was quite good (went to Dong Huong again) I failed in my quest. As those of you who visit regularly are aware, I get lots of good info from Kirk at mmm-yoso!!! and when he wrote about tendon and how much he likes it I decided I wanted to try some too.
So, on Sunday I went back to Belleville and got the Pho Dac Biet (Pho Special - the pho with everything...so they say). And just for those of you who want to practice your French, here is the pho entry in wikipedia.fr.
This is the small bowl for 6,10 euros and ok, it has the raw beef, it has the brisket, it has the tripe, and the beef balls but where oh where is the gân (tendon). Unfortunately it was not in my soup so I will have to head over to the 13th sometime soon.
In order to console myself I also ordered:
A strange drink. On the menu it is called the four seasons (quatre saisons). I've often seen these in Asian restaurants but never had the courage to try.
Here it is all mixed up. It turned a much lovelier shade of pale green as time wore on. Anyway, this drink contained julienne strips of green jello, bright orange tapioca pearls, some strange ingredient that was like a rice crispy, crushed ice, and milk. It cost 2,80 euros.
And, how did it taste? Actually it was not that bad but I don't think I'll order it again. The nearest thing I can compare it to is the milk left over in the bottom of the bowl when you've finished your fruit loops.
And that, fellow lunchers, was how I spent my Sunday afternoon, happy lunching to all of you!
wow it looks so good..
i wounder how you cook it....??/=]
Posted by: kandis | 16 April 2008 at 19:51
that's funny... the desert in the glass you ordered is not a drink. It's one of our favorite ice desert. The idea is to eat what's in the glass and leave the liquid behind. Because it is eaten with a spoon, I usually leave half the liquid behind just like my cereal...
Posted by: van | 29 August 2007 at 17:33
The drink is really unusual..hmmm...
Posted by: bcinfrance | 26 April 2006 at 11:29
Hi Dana, and I hope you're having a really nice vacation, you lucky thing!
Hi Kirk, well I've done it, I wrote to pho-king and hopefully someone will be able to steer me in the right direction. Pho with gân in Paris just must be possible...
Posted by: Emily K | 25 April 2006 at 21:02
Hi Emily - How funny, a "tendon-quest"! When you finally do get some tendon, I hope it's prepared well - you're working so hard to find some.
Posted by: Kirk | 25 April 2006 at 19:23
Mmmmm. If you want to try other asian drinks, my favorites of all time is the red bean ice. It's got shaved ice, sweetened red beans, and sweetened condensed milk.
Another fav is giant tapioca balls in milk tea. YUM!
Posted by: Dana | 25 April 2006 at 07:06