RE: PHO'? (Pha^`n 4 - Tie^'p theo) -Pho+? Ha`no^.i Sa`i go`n

[Aiviet Nguyen <aiviet@cat.syr.edu>]

Hi folks,
  I enjoy the debate on Pho+? with ANh Huy. Please join us.

  I believe that Pho+? Hanoi is the traditional one. However, Saigonese 
and overseas are used to the taste of the modified version of Pho+? that are
popular in Saigon. They think that Hanoi Pho+? is lacked of Rau Que^', Gia',
Tu+o+ng ngo.t, ... and too much " Ba'nh Pho+?".

   I usually like the traditional things, but this time I have to 
compromise that the non Hanoi taste might have some truth.
  Pho+? Hanoi as Ba('c Ky` food in general is purer in taste. Let me say 
an analogue: that is like Sonata and Symphony.
  Southern foods have more spices and more tastes.
 It is for you to decide which one is better. It is not necessary that 
the original should be better: look at american pizza and the italian one.
Cheers
Aiviet
 
On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Huy Quang Nguyen (Global Trends) wrote:

> Hello anh AiViet
> 
> Your assumptions could not be applied to the everyone. On my own
> thought, the Pho+?'s tastes depends much on people who have Pho+?. I
> tried Pho+? in the Seattle's China town, San Jose... and believe myself
> that Pho+? Thi`n Ha` No^.i (must be the one in LoDuc) is the best one
> all around the world. But my Viet-American friend also tried this in
> Hanoi and he betted that the Pho+? in Seatte was better. However, you
> eat your Pho+? and I eat mine.
> 
> Quang Huy
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	Aiviet Nguyen
> > Reply To: 	vnsa-l@csd.uwm.edu
> > Sent: 	Tuesday, April 08, 1997 11:08 PM
> > To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: 	Re: PHO'? (Pha^`n 4 - Tie^'p theo) -Reply
> > 
> >  Hi Anh TA Tuan,
> > 
> > Thanks for Pho+?. In the last year, I had Pho+? in Hanoi, but it was
> > not 
> > so good as I thought. 
> >  In fact, it is just a nostalgia about those the days. The atmosphere,
> > 
> > the memory of old days are more important than Pho+? itself.
> >  Now I can bet that the Pho+?, my "Ba` Chi. ho." cooks is the best in
> > the 
> > world ( Seriously !!).
> >   
> >   It is a fact that we are loosing all habits. Attempts to keep them
> > are 
> > ridiculous. A lot of handy craft shops stopped their productions. Su+ 
> > Ha?i du+o+ng cannot compete with low quality Chinese one.
> > 
> >   In 1986, one of my friend invited me to watch " Mu'a bo^ng". He
> > said, 
> > we are the last people who can enjoy this culture. Now I regret that I
> > 
> > did not go because I had a meeting in my institute.
> > 
> > Cheers
> > Aiviet
> > 
>