Pho-One-One

If you haven't figured it out yet, Ronnie and I are pretty adventurous eaters. We'll try anything once and don't have any major food aversions. The girls are right with us, but will try to reject things if they don't look right. It's a kid thing and all we can do is encourage them to try new things, and reward them when they do.

Our latest "new" food is pho, or Vietnamese rice noodle soup. It's not new for me, as I have always been a fan of Vietnamese food, but Ronnie hasn't tried it. There's something deliciously simple about pho: broth, rice noodles, and whatever meat you order. Then they bring you all sorts of add-ins for your pho: bean sprouts, Thai peppers, marinated onions, and Thai basil to name a few. I got Ronnie to try the pho restaurant in Songtan for lunch one day and he's hooked! He got a big bowl of pho ga, while I got the spring rolls and nom ga, a cold noodle salad.

We're already planning a return trip to bring the girls, as they are big noodle fans themselves and they have a "roll your own spring roll" dish. Needless to say, I think we have found our new food we need to figure out how to make.