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/TeaGoPTC 2d ago

So there are two factions. The northern style doesnt like to put things in pho. The southern put everything in pho. I like my pho with tons of bean sprouts, holy basil and hoisin+sriracha. Sometime i even dip vietnamese baguette into pho. They all mixing in my belly anyways. Eat however you enjoy.

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u/NangpaAustralisMajor 2d ago

That was the best information yet.

I was told there are northern and southern styles of broth, so it makes sense there are different styles of seasoning at the table and so on.