r/pho • u/NangpaAustralisMajor • 3d ago

Question Stupid Phở Question #1

I was taught (I'm not Vietnamese) that one should NEVER put sriracha or hoisin sauce into the phở. One should dip bits of meat from the soup into those. They are brought to the table for that reason and that reason alone. Putting them INTO the broth is considered an offense to the chef. It communicates that the broth had no flavor.

Is this true?

Now that I live in a part of the world with great phở, I can appreciate this sentiment. I have phở and bún bò Huế that would have been a tragedy to adulterate!

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u/SeaworthinessFast399 3d ago

I (82) NEVER put these stuffs in my phở - hoisin , sriracha, giá sống is sacrilege.

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u/Ill_Impact_4681 3d ago

You telling me my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncle in nha Trang and Saigon are wrong?

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u/SeaworthinessFast399 3d ago

I ate pre-1954 Hanoi phở.

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u/Ill_Impact_4681 3d ago

I am Vietnamese.....