Visiting a Vietnamese restaurant

My parents and I went to a Vietnamese restaurant earlier today for lunch.

For my meal, I decided to have beef and broccoli with rice – something not too different than what I usually like to eat, so I don’t end up ordering something that I really don’t like.

The beef tasted noticeably different than beef I would find in other restaurants, and I’m assuming it was the Vietnamese style of seasoning the beef. Regardless, it tasted great and I enjoyed my meal.

My parents, on the other hand, decided to try pho, which is a Vietnamese noodle soup. My mom got seafood, while my dad got beef (I think).

My mom is known for pretty much liking and enjoying any food. But pho was so pungent and reeked so much of animal fat that even she couldn’t finish, and barely ate half her food. My dad had the same experience, but was able to finish a bit more than my mom did.

Apparently, my parents saw this restaurant advertised in the Korean newspaper, and word-of-mouth claimed that the flavor of pho at this restaurant would be a good match for people already used to Korean food. It clearly wasn’t the case for my parents, so if you plan on doing something like this, it might be in your best interest to ask for a small sample, rather than ordering two massive bowls of Vietnamese noodles and soup.

 

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