Pho is the national dish of Vietnam. It's available at all times of the day, from street side vendors to swanky eateries. The Vietnamese go potty for a good bowl of Pho and rightly so!
In Vietnam, much the same as here in KK, there are famous shops that specialize in one dish where a recipe is handed down through generations. Even ex President of the USA, Bill Clinton likes a bowl of Pho, I know, I've seen the photos of him slurping one down in the very same shop in Saigon where I too was slurping one down!
The custom is that your soup arrives on your table and you adjust the flavour according to your preference using fresh chilli, chilli sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, lime wedges and most importantly fresh herbs. Unfortunately this is my only criticism of Peppermint's Pho, there just aren't enough, if any, fresh herbs provided with the soup. Today when I ordered there were none at all, on previous visits I've had a small sprig of basil or mint. So, please, please, please if anyone's reading from Peppermint's management team or are in contact with them, I urge please provide more herbs in the form of basil, mint and corriander. In my humble opinion this will transform an already great tasting Pho into something magical.
You can choose between five kinds of beef Pho at Peppermint as well as two kinds of chicken noodle soup, which for some reason they don't call Pho, possibly because I think traditionally Pho is made from beef (Pho Bo).
My regular pick is raw beef where the meat is sliced so thin that it actually 'cooks' when the hot stock is poured over. Your bowl arrives piping hot, filled with rice noodles and meat of your choice in a slightly sweet and savoury beef stock. The stock is where the secret lies, it's the make or break of Pho! All this comes topped off with raw onion rings. Now this is where you get a chance to experiment, accompanying the Pho is a wedge of lime, beansprouts, fiery hot sliced chilli, soy and chilli sauce can be found on the side, all that's missing now is the fresh herbs !!!
Experiment away and dive right in.
Peppermint have a few branches around town this one is located at Karamunsing Capitol, at the end of the shoplots facing Kompleks Karamunsing.
Opening daily 10am - 10 pm
The Bill : Pho (raw beef noodle soup), Chinese Teh Ping 7.60 MYR
Peppermint have lots of other dishes on their menu to try, watch this space because I'll definitely be returning to 'A Taste of Vietnam'
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