New Thing 87, New Thing Every Day: Try Pho

Pho -- a Vietnamese soup -- is something I have been hearing more and more about over the last few years and I have always meant to try it, and today was the day. Here in Columbia, we have a nice little Vietnamese restaurant, basically a diner, called Pho Quan Viet Cuisine, so I went there for lunch today.

I chose the combination Pho, which had chicken, meatballs, and beef. The meat is in a thin but flavorful broth, with rice noodles, scallions, and onions. On the side, they serve bean sprouts, cilantro, and fresh jalapenos, to be mixed into the soup. I doubt I will be craving it, but it really was good, and I highly recommend it.