Hanoi’s Pho, lotus tea-making recognised as national cultural heritage
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AsemconnectVietnam - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently added Hanoi’s Pho (rice noodle soup) and traditional craft of making lotus tea in Quang An ward, Tay Ho district, to the list of national intangible cultural heritage.
There are various explanations of Pho’s origin. Some say it started as a variation on pot-au-feu, a French beef stew dish, while others believe it’s a heir to a Chinese beef noodle soup or to a traditional Vietnamese dish of noodle with buffalo meat. Whatsoever the origin may be, it is certain that “pho”, a simple yet deceptively complex dish of noodle served with beef or chicken in a hot bowl of broth, has become Vietnam’s pride on the world map of cuisine.
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