Oh sorry for that bad pun. Today I went shopping in Belleville. It's Paris' second Asian neighborhood after Chinatown in the 13th. I had lunch at Dong Huong (cool name). Some pho:
This was the very delicious chicken pho with an egg. And I learned something. A lot of Asians eat in this restaurant so I watch them in my quest to learn perfect chopstick etiquette. Anyway, as I was watching I saw a women taking out bits of meat from her soup and dipping them in the sauce (lower left hand corner). I thought the sauce was supposed to be added to the soup (I did and it gives a nice color) but no, it is for dipping the meat. So there you go.
And the pho after I added all the lovely green herbs (and one small bit of chili pepper). Excellent lunch today.
I will soon be posting this month's guest luncher photos. Dana was kind enough to send me some pics from her husband's trip to New Orleans. Very nice so stay tuned and
happy lunching!
Looks like a good bowl of Pho' is universal! Nice bowl of Pho Ga (chicken rice noodles soup) you've got there.
Posted by: Kirk | 05 April 2006 at 19:17
What's Pho Lunch?
That sounds exactly like whut we ask arount leven thutty in the mornin here in southern Virginia *snicker*
Posted by: Lisa S | 05 April 2006 at 05:12
I LOVE a hot bowl of pho. I prefer the beef and tendon pho with plain broth - I don't like the cilantro or mint. But I do love adding in the sprouts and a squeeze of lime. My hubs like to toss in the spicy sauce, like how you did, but I prefer no extra sauce.
Posted by: dana | 03 April 2006 at 00:41