What the Pho?

Last week my Wonderful Specimen of Manhood tried pho. In the manner of timing, one of my Facebook Friends lamented that pho was not delivered, with an adjoining comment that pho is better when you are in your jammies anyway. I have an Asian food court two blocks from the abode.

Rice noodles have not been my friend. Last time I had had them, only time mind you, as at Taste of the Coeur d'Alene food fair. I had ordered pad thai. It didn't sit well. It was really hot out. I didn't feel good, probably a touch of heat exhaustion, but the "new food" was a convenient scape goat. So I didn't have rice noodles again. Not even when I ended up at Thai Bamboo in Spokane. There I stuck to fried rice. Might try something else on a return trip or another Thai restaurant around here.

Back to the pho. When I got the stall in the food court, I grabbed a menu to read. Ended up letting several people ahead of me so that I could take my time. There is a section on the menu at Pho Thai that is labeled "beginners" so that is where I started. I ordered a medium size brisket pho. While I was waiting, I saw other people getting platefuls of sprouts, cilantro, lime wedges, and a couple of other things that I am not sure of along with red chili paste and soy. One of those folks I saw dump the whole plate into his bowl...aha! After I got my bowl, I headed for the goodies, a little cilantro and sprouts. I wasn't sure about the others. As I was deciding someone else came up to extras. I told him I was new at this and asked if I needed anything else. He said at least some lime. Okay, I grabbed a piece. He was right. It was quite good, but I have really got to increase my skill at chopsticks! It took work to eat with a fork. Will eventually branch out a bit more.