VIETNAMESE CUISINE

When speaking about VietNamese cuisine, we cant but talk about PHO.
PHO is not only one of the traditional dishes of Viet Nam, but also is one of the most specific
dishes of Vietnamese cuisine. nd it is properly the second most popular food among
Vietnamese after boiled rice !c"m#.
PHO originated from the North of VietNam, was brought in the $iddle and the %outh in the
&'()s. People of the North migrated into the %outh in &'(* and brought PHO into. %o, it had
many differences.
Nowadays, PHO has a lot of different methods of processing and +ariety fla+or. ,n Viet Nam,
there are many names to sort them such as- PHO ./ !in the north of VN#, PHO H01 !in the
$iddle of VN# and PHO %, 2ON !in the %outh#. Normally, PHO ./ is salt taste, PHO H01
is hot and PHO %, 2ON is sweet.
.ased on the way of cooking, PHO is di+ided into four types- PHO N0O/ !noodle with water#,
PHO 3O !fried noodle#, PHO 4HO !dried noodle#, PHO 56ON !mi7ed noodle# and e+en
instant PHO. $oreo+er, each kind has a wide range of different dishes, that makes up the +ariety
of PHOs fla+or.
Nam 8inh is said to be homeland of PHO, but Ha Noi is the place this food becomes famous.
PHO is fa+ourite breakfast, lunch, dinner or late night snack of many people in Ha Noi. nd it is
the most well9known food must try for any tourist comes to the city .