Pho: I kneel

[Anonymous No.19620711]

I was a ramenzoomer throughout my teens and 20s. But now I matured and I see the light. A hot bowl of pho on cold winter day is unbeatable. Whenever you want a ramen, you are better off with a bowl of pho.

[Anonymous No.19620724]

Why do people keep trying to force this ramen vs pho meme? They're completely different. You might as well say, "whenever you want spaghetti and meatballs, you are better off with a bowl of pad thai."

[Anonymous No.19620728]

>>19620711
I enjoy both.

[Anonymous No.19620754]

What the fuck am I supposed to do with the pile of bean sprouts and shit they bring out with it?

[Anonymous No.19620769]

>>19620754
traditionally you throw it on the floor with all the napkins and sunflower seed shells, so they can swipe it and serve to the next guest

[Anonymous No.19620779]

>>19620724
>whenever you want spaghetti and meatballs, you are better off with a bowl of pad thai
this is an accurate statement

[Anonymous No.19620790]

>>19620711
Pho is for drunk hot summer days retard. That way you induce sweating and feel cooled down in the sweltering jungle Vietnam heat.

[Anonymous No.19620800]

>>19620779
But...I wanted spaghetti and meatballs...?

[Anonymous No.19620822]

>>19620724
Because weaboos insist anything from Japan is superior to the dozens of other Asian country's cuisines they've never tried purely because Japan invented anime.

[Anonymous No.19620880]

>>19620822
I like Japanese food best because they seem to be the cleanest

[Anonymous No.19620981]

>>19620711
you want to smell like shit all day?

[Anonymous No.19621020]

>>19620822
Japanese food is not that great desu and if you want to try their good dishes it is very hard since you need quality fish that you will never find if you don’t live near the coast.
I must admit however that rice noodles and ramen are alright.

[Anonymous No.19621028]

>>19621020
I forgot to mention that I am a former weaboo.

[Anonymous No.19621357]

>>19620711
okay now try bún bò huế
the asian soup rabbit hole goes even deeper

[Anonymous No.19621363]

>>19620754
Put it in the soup

[Anonymous No.19621370]

>>19620711
It's not winter are you a bot or a summer child?

[Anonymous No.19621391]

>>19621370
not OP but every Vietnamese restaurant I've been in was practically refrigerated with the air conditioning
you could eat pho just fine even during a heat wave

[Anonymous No.19621431]

>>19620769
I've been chuckling at this comment since I read it an hour ago. You're a fucking genius

[Anonymous No.19621444]

>>19620724
>spaghetti and meatballs
literally nobody in the world eats that mentally ill combo except for americans

[Anonymous No.19621470]

>>19621444
>i don't understand how analogies work

[Anonymous No.19621610]

>>19620711
>he doesn't actively work to broaden his horizons in Asian noodle soups
>he doesn't rotate between ramen, udon, pho, lamain, and more
>he doesn't keep a spreadsheet of every place nearby to get Asian noodle soup
>he doesn't note their best dishes so he has an answer for every kind of craving
>he doesn't use his spreadsheet in order to impress artsy bitches and smash
Your stupid little culture war means nothing to me OP. I'm better than you.

[Anonymous No.19621753]

>>19621610
>number of times anon has shown his spreadsheet to a girl: 0
>number of times a girl has been impressed: 0
>number of times he's smashed: 0

[Anonymous No.19621775]

>>19620711
A man of culture.

[Anonymous No.19621790]

>>19621753
It'll happen!

[Anonymous No.19621793]

>>19621610
based Asian noodle lover

[Anonymous No.19621798]

japanese cuisine in general is overrated af

[Anonymous No.19621833]

>>19620711
Wait until you had a proper consommé.

[Anonymous No.19622089]

>>19621363
Why don't they just put it in the soup to begin with?

[Anonymous No.19622092]

>>19621610
Cold noodles are for subhumans

[Anonymous No.19622131]

>>19620754
Put half the bean sprouts in straight away.

[Anonymous No.19622144]

>>19621610
Every time I have been to Japan the udon has kicked the ramens ass. Maybe ive just had some bad experiences but the texture and taste has just always been better.

[Anonymous No.19622272]

>>19620754
>>19622131
to clarify, it's to prevent overcooking of beansprouts, it has a nice crispy texture if cooked/blanched just right
>>19620711
OP, have you tried a fresh Vietnamese local egg yolk poached in hot Pho broth? It is simply divine. The quality of the eggs matter, so make sure they use the local free range egg (looks smaller but high yolk/white ratio with good egg taste)

[Anonymous No.19622485]

>>19622272
I feel sorry for people who haven't had farm fresh eggs. You may not think there would be much of a difference but just try them and tell me i'm wrong.

[Anonymous No.19622489]

Pho isn't better than ramen it's not even the best Vietnamese noodle soup
>>19620779
Thai food is trash you'd have a better meal getting Indian or Chinese every single time

[Anonymous No.19622498]

>>19622489
>Thai food is trash
Tastelet confirmed. Thai, Indian, Chinese they all have their good and bad dishes.

[Anonymous No.19622604]

>>19622089
Because fuck you, that's why

[Anonymous No.19623230]

>>19622489
This, switch to bun bo hue and you will enjoy your soup so much more. Or better yet start getting Chinese noodle soups, they're not only better in literally every aspect but there's more variety.

[Anonymous No.19623291]

>dirty dishwater broth
>raw meat
>tasteless gummy noodles
lol no thanks. Even Flipapino hot dog sketti is better.

[Anonymous No.19623304]

>>19620711
Ive never had a non mediocre pho.

Its just like a less homey feeling chicken noodle soup, but more souless. its a fine lunch meal for a college student.

[Anonymous No.19623396]

>>19623291
Cope
Nothing beats French colony food, except for French domestic food

[Anonymous No.19623500]

>>19622489
>Pho isn't better than ramen
it is though
>>19623230
Or better yet start getting Chinese noodle soups, they're not only better in literally every aspect but there's more variety.
pretty much, China is quite unbeatable when it comes to foods. Still my most revered cuisine.
>>19623304
>Ive never had a non mediocre pho.
sorry for your loss

[Anonymous No.19623533]

I'm not reading this thread and I still have no idea what pho is. but I got it once and it was terrible, not what I expected at all. Certainly not like OP pic. The meat looked EXACTLY like a single slice of Steak-Umm meat, but grey like it was boiled all day. It was slightly chopped up but not really. It was very bland too. The meat in OP pic looks fresh and delicious.
Wtf did I get?

[Anonymous No.19623547]

>>19623533
Only difference is time

[Anonymous No.19623557]

>>19623533
Pho is a rice noodle soup with a beef broth made with roasted onions, roasted ginger, roasted fennel, bay, black cardamom, coriander seed, star anise, fennel seed, cloves, and fish sauce, usually served with meat used to make the broth, along with basil, mint, dandelion greens, bean sprouts, hot green peppers, lime, fish sauce, hoisin sauce, and sriracha sauce
The meat is typically beef brisket, tripe, joints or fatty tendon, flank steak, and/or raw beef tenderloin and seasoned ground or minced beef chuck

[Anonymous No.19623562]

early 20s are a real moment for this kind of emotion because you are constantly (every few days) realizing that you've been an enormous retard for your entire life previous. please rest assured that this feeling does not mean that you are not smart and good and cool but it means that you are simply the same amount of retarded with a very short amount of time spent fixing it.

[Anonymous No.19623574]

>>19623533
The thing about pho places is that 75% of them are trash, 20% are mediocre, and only 5% are actually good. It sounds like you went to one of the trash pho places.

[Anonymous No.19623587]

You live in an area that has no good ramen but decent pho.

[Anonymous No.19624453]

>>19620822
preach, brother
Japan is mid

[Anonymous No.19624460]

You fucking people “discovering” pho now better not fuck it up and make it boutique hipster shit. It’s not some gourmet soup, it’s basic family comfort food and if it goes up to $20 a bowl like ramen I will hold you personally responsible

[Anonymous No.19624599]

>>19621444
spaghetti and meatballs does numbers all across asia
it's the worst shit you've ever tasted every time and they just fucking adore it

[Anonymous No.19624607]

>>19622272
I get pho tai + egg three times a week
I've considered upping this to four times a week
somebody stop me

[Anonymous No.19624640]

>>19620711
>>19620822
Pho is objectively pretty fucking bland and the perfect example of food that is inoffensive-tasting enough to flyovers to be considered AMAZEBALLZ exotic ethnic food. Meanwhile ramen is popular for being good but ramen bad because popular bad, and it's from the country that must not be liked

[Anonymous No.19624682]

>>19624640
you are objectively pretty fucking bland.

[Anonymous No.19624685]

>>19624640
I like it with brisket and tendons

[Anonymous No.19624690]

>>19624640
>thing I don't like: popular because everyone else has shit taste
>thing I like: popular because it's actually good

[Anonymous No.19624696]

>>19624690
unironically this

[Anonymous No.19624700]

>>19624690
This is how all weaboos think. It can be diluted down even further though:
>thing
:|
>thing Japan
:O

[Anonymous No.19624705]

>>19624640
Weeb hands made this post

Neither one is amazing, both are just regular soups you stupid people jerk off to. If chicken noodle soup came from Exotica, Asia you’d be paying up the ass for it too

[Anonymous No.19624883]

Most of the "ramen" shops in the states just throw random shit in a bowl

[Anonymous No.19624893]

>>19624883
No and you've never been to most of them

[Anonymous No.19625480]

>>19624893
I've seen what passes for "ramen" in flyover land that shit ain't ramen

[Anonymous No.19625536]

>>19624640
pho is supposed to be somewhat bland though, you add condiments to your taste. the broth should have a strong but clean beef flavor though and if yours doesnt then its shit pho

[Anonymous No.19625773]

all just rip offs off the original. gweilos tongue my anus

[Anonymous No.19625858]

>>19620711
The only reason i even consider this a valid argument is because pho uses beef and most ramen fell for the pork belly meme (or chicken) because japan's pork isnt a meme because their beef is a meme. If ramen used some angus or aus wagyu top sirloin or a short rib selection it would be goated with no room for debate. Pho is light, its literally designed to be that way, which limits its intensity, and thus its contending. Ramen is rich, it is full, it is filling, it is complex, it has variety of toppings and broths, it is colorful. If you set a bowl of ramen and pho infront of a person who knows neither, 10 out of 10 times he'd go for the ramen bowl.

[Anonymous No.19625879]

>>19620711
Everyone who eats this shit just does it to brag that they know how to pronounce the word.
>look at me everyone: ph'u'gh
That's literally how you sound

[Anonymous No.19625893]

>>19624460
Its already too late, soon there will be no hidden recipes the average layman will not discover from someplace like tiktok or youtube.

[Anonymous No.19625916]

>>19620711
Why do the tropical jungle Asians eat so much hot soup?

[Anonymous No.19626042]

>>19624700
>thing
:|
>thing, Japan
>:/
Bravo, that's a really interesting opinion, you seem like someone people enjoy getting to know better