Pho originates from Northern Vietnam in the city of Hanoi. It consists of a soup broth, bánh phở (rice noodles), meat and herbs, that are mixed with chili sauce, hoisin sauce and lemon.
It's a popular street food in Vietnam that's also served in restaurants. Despite its popularity it is eaten at different times of the day depending on the region you're when in Vietnam. For example, Southern Vietnamese consume either consume it between breakfast and lunch only. Whereas, Northern Vietnamese consume it at anytime. This was the case for me when I was travelling in Vietnam, so make sure to probably not go later than 1pm to eat Pho in South Vietnam.
Also, it is now popularised globally and there can be a slight variation between countries. For instance, in the USA the rice noodle isn't linguine-shaped; it's quite thin in comparison to Vietnam where it's linguine-shaped (which is the case here in Australia).
There are also different Pho recipes in chicken and vegetarian, which taste just as good as the popular beef Pho.
So go ahead and give it a try if you haven't already or if you have you'll probably become a Pho King by now. It should be great to enjoy especially in these rainy weather conditions that's been going on for days here in Sydney.
Pho Recipe
Beef Noodle Soup (Pho) Recipe
Info taken from here
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