How do you pronounce Pho?

Is it FO (rhymes with Edgar Allen Poe)

or FU (rhymes with duh)

or FOO (rhymes with new)?

Pretty sure PHO is pronounced FU.

Decided to make this popular Vietnamese soup.

From scratch.

Since the broth is the mainstay of the dish, that made sense.

Roasted beef bones and vegetables (onions, carrots, celery) to make the stock (in a 425 degree oven for an hour).

Then tossed everything into a large pot of water with the aromatics (peppercorns, cinnamon sticks and star anise) and a bit of fish sauce and a smidge of sugar.

Simmered for hours and hours.

Once it cooled, strained and kept the liquid. Put it into the fridge.

The next day was able to easily scoop off all the fat that settled on top.

Returned the broth to the stove to simmer and waited for my guests.

Everyone filled their bowl with thinly sliced sirloin (raw), some cooked rice noodles (banh pho), a handful of bean sprouts and a medley of chopped cilantro, mint, Thai basil, jalapenos, green onions and a lime wedge.

Hot broth was ladled on top (which cooked the meat).

Likewise you can submerge a ladle filled with raw meat into the broth until it cooks as much as desired and then pour into bowl with the noodles, sprouts and greens.

Fun presentation.

Tasty.

However you pronounce it.