Stories
| Title | Date | Excerpt |
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| A guide to sweetness levels in our iced coffee | Vietnamese iced coffee is built around a small number of powerful ingredients: strong brewed coffee, ice and sweetened condensed milk. That combination creates… | |
| How to savour brisket and flank in a combo pho | A combo pho with brisket and flank offers two distinct beef textures in the same fragrant bowl. The brisket is usually soft, rich and yielding after a long… | |
| Why Local Austin Beef Bones Matter in Our Pho | A deep bowl of pho begins long before the noodles, herbs and sliced beef reach the table. At Pho Hong in Austin, Texas, the foundation is the broth: clear,… | |
| Fresh Chili And Garlic Dipping Sauce, Vietnamese Style | A Vietnamese dipping sauce built from fresh chilli, garlic, lime, fish sauce and sugar can transform a simple meal. Known as nước chấm in many Vietnamese… | |
| Gluten-Free Choices At Pho Hong In Austin | Eating gluten-free at a Vietnamese restaurant can be enjoyable when you know which ingredients need checking. Rice noodles, fresh herbs, vegetables and grilled… | |
| Crafting a Vietnamese meal that starts with fried wontons | A shared plate of golden fried wontons can carry more weight in a meal than its small footprint suggests. In Vietnamese dining, starters are rarely throwaway… | |
| Why Tight Spring Rolls Stay Crisp at Pho Hong | A soggy spring roll is one of the saddest things in a takeaway bag. You bite in expecting crunch, and you get a damp, wilted wrapper that clings to the… | |
| How to Know When Your Pho Broth Is Perfectly Seasoned | A good bowl of pho is rarely about shouting flavours. The broth sits quietly underneath everything, doing the heavy lifting while noodles, herbs, and protein… | |
| A guide to the different vermicelli noodles we use | Vermicelli noodles sit at the heart of countless Vietnamese bowls, and at Pho Hong we treat each variety with the same care we give our broths. The texture,… | |
| How to Reheat a Banh Mi Without Soggy Bread | A banh mi is at its best when the crust is crisp, the centre is light and the fillings are cool, savoury and fresh. Reheating it carelessly can turn the… |