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somehedgehog

Om nom nom

Feb 18, 2009 12:57

I really see no reason to break this habit of eating pho twice a day. I mean, can ginger, white meat poached chicken, shallots, chiles, cilantro, lime juice, and plenty of bean sprouts really be a bad thing to base your diet on? I should introduce a few more phytochemicals and some calcium here and there - but the balance of healthiness, ( Read more... )

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somehedgehog February 18 2009, 19:01:00 UTC

Ask and ye shall receive!

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teaberryblue February 18 2009, 18:20:44 UTC

I would like to eat pho every day.

rellik_canard February 18 2009, 18:35:43 UTC

It's been years since I had pho. I used to have it once a week when I worked in the 'Burg with St Random.

Damn, wish they'd put a Vietnamese restaurant in Waltham.

nomadmwe February 18 2009, 18:44:18 UTC

Seriously. That would rock.

rellik_canard February 18 2009, 18:45:32 UTC

Lemon grass chicken..... Mmmmmmmm

taranhero February 18 2009, 18:57:09 UTC

Tom Can Cook on Moody Street will give you some stuff approximating pho, but I don't know where the nearest actual Vietnamese place now that Pho Pasteur in Needham has shut down.

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whatkyndylan February 18 2009, 21:56:37 UTC

You could add some chiffonade of dark leafy greens like kale, chard, beet greens, etc. They are very nutritious and can add some nice flavor. You could get some golden beets (betalains) with the greens attached and then you could add some golden beets and the beet greens at the same time. Maybe bell pepper (yellow, orange, or red would get you some carotenoids), radish sprouts, or some chipotle in for the chilies. Have fun with it. You could switch up the extra ingredients and make very different versions of pho so it will take longer to get sick of. Enjoy!

somehedgehog February 18 2009, 22:09:16 UTC

I have this feeling like dark leafy greens would be too bitter - any suggestions for avoiding that?

Does purple cabbage do me any good?

whatkyndylan February 18 2009, 22:29:06 UTC

Plain dark leafy greens can be very bitter, this is true. But if you put them with something and don't pile tons of them on the bitterness doesn't really come through. In other words it would be fine so long as you put some and not tons. I made some potato hash last Friday and added some red chard to it and it was not bitter at all, but it was in there with potatoes, onion, green onion, celery, parsnip, herbs, and spices. It also helps if you get younger and fresher dark leafy greens. I know organic foods are more expensive but I really do think that the higher quality of organic produce gives better flavor and less bitterness ( ... )