Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ha ha, curiosity won I found the reference to "cold pho." Pho, is of course, a corruption of the Chinese word "Fun," or rice noodles. (just like cha in Japanese and chai in Hindi are from cha [tea] in China). May be some Vietnamese eat it that way, but I have never heard of it, and as far as I know, Chinese never eat cold soup - although with 90+ ethnic groups and 1.2 billion people, I could be wrong. So yes, enjoy a bowl of pho, but hot and spicy would do nicely! On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 12:00 AM, <bruceslomovitz at comcast.net> wrote: > > > I read with interest the comments about cold pho and have a comment or two > regarding that. > > > > Vietnam has a very hot and sometimes very humid climate. Pho is eaten at > all times of the year and at all times of the day. It is best served hot, > not cold. One of the reasons for its popularity in Vietnam is that the hot > temperature of the soup as well as its spiciness cause one to sweat. > Sweating, as we know, helps to cool us by evaporation. So please enjoy > pho, > but enjoy it as it is meant to be enjoyed. And that is hot and spicy. > > > > Bruce S. > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]