Pho may have been available in the South before 1954, but it is a hybrid, mixed with Chinese noodles and completely faint in the menu of Southern cuisine. The situation completely changed after the mass migration from the North to the South of millions of people.
Pho went to the South of Vietnam:
As The South advances, pho rapidly format a distinct flavor, distinct from the traditional of the North.
The easiness, adaptability of the land of "Confederation of the South Kingdom" is reflected in the bowl of pho: add the price of live, herbs, basil, coriander to cool pulp, add sweetness of sugar and the black dainty, the reddish Chinese.
In 1954, the Tau family rushed south and continued the career of Pho Tau bay on Ly Thai To street (District 10, Saigon). Pho Tau Bay in Ho Chi Minh City has a few restaurants are the descendants of Tau Flying Bay, also a little subtle pho noodle flavor, the old Navy Pho Tau.
He died in 1976, pho Tau Tau became the property of four children and nearly ten grandsons, grandchildren. However, the Pho Tau Ferry in the South did not find the prosperity of the ancient city of the Navy.
Southern famous pho is the most known foreigners Saigon must point to is Hoa - Pasteur pho! Pho Hoa is located on Pasteur Street, which is a popular spot for many famous pho in Saigon more than 50 years ago.
From the time when Hoa Pho was officially opened, but from the previous life, from Hoa Pho (who has handed the job to Hoa pho now), this shop belongs to the predecessor of Pho Sai village into.
Therefore, when mentioning the famous pho famous Saigon will not be able to name the pho Hoa.
Initially, at the start of about 1960, the store named Hoa Loc, after customers spread their mouths ... gradually lost the word Loc do not know, only the word Hoa: pho Hoa! It is easy to remember the unspoken rules of the "unique" type of Pho.
Another famous pho restaurant in Saigon is also famous for its flavor of Dau pho. More than 55 years have passed, to this day Dau pho still do not make the noodle North disappointed by loyalty to the original principle.
Located in the humble 288 alley on Cong Ly road (now Nam Ky Khoi Nghia), Pho Dau before 1975 is also known as "Pho Nguyen Cao Ky" thanks also to the North with guinea pig zinc.
Of course, the name also helps the brand name Pho Dau extra weight. Uong Van Binh, owner of Dau Pho restaurant, said his family left Nam Dinh in Saigon and opened Pho restaurant in 1958.
Many customers at the tea after death, when voted together, recognize that the soup of pho Dau in the bar and the most in Saigon! Pho Dau is still without vegetables, black pepper and prices as well as other noodle shops in Saigon.
Pho in the North in the war time
In 1964, the fierce North American war broke out, giving Pho a special appearance. Popular people created the phrase "unmanned pho" (pho type chan chan water, no meat). Play it funny, but humor in terms of literally is very standard.
At that time, eating pho, the quality of state pho in these stores depends entirely on the limited workmanship of the amateurs but there are many innovations. They varied the spices, the way they cooked the water they used to have, they earned in wartime circumstances shortage of things.
A "great invention" of this period was the unmixed "unmanned" noodle soup with bread or cold rice.
Although bombs day and night screaming, in Hanoi people still have delicious noodles, traditional pho to enjoy.
Phở Thìn lake lakes were the favorite point of many citizens of the capital at that time. The shopkeeper is small, hand knife to make pho bowls such as martial arts with beats, pork chops and mouthpieces.
Thin pho must queue up, pay in advance (pho also trade) and self-serve to serve ... In return, the boss kept talking the news as a free radio program.
By fleeing soldiers to France, in 1949 he flew to Hanoi to choose the profession of earning a living phở wandering around the alley in the alley.
Gradually, in 1955, he decided to stop at the Dinh Tien Hoang Street on the other side of Ngoc Son Temple and live to death with the capital to this day. He has nine children, up to five of his successors open shop called "Thin Pho"
He confessed: "Pho is my life!"
The subsidy period of the planned economy also pursued the Vietnamese people until the 80-90 century. Pho marked the period is the period of "pho native" in place of money value.
Subsidies, all expenses are often folk "pho". The graduated engineer salary is equivalent to 30 bowls of pho (5 ducks / bowl); pavement beer with roasted peanut pack: 1.5 bowl of pho; Motorcycle patch: 1 bowl of pho ... and so funny to tears with the price of "stomach patch" (stomach surgery fee) of doctors can not eat a bowl of pho.
This is the story of the state, but the story is different. Dr Van A (the Vietnamese Nocturnal Knife in Viet Duc Hospital) specializes in serving one-ounce pho!
The story that, the doctor would love to eat pho in the familiar. Thank the virtue of helping save his life, the owner refused to take money. Being a Westerner, like to be fair, he demanded payment for it.
Kindness of guests, the owner of pho restaurant hesitated: "Uncle baby please ask a dime." So this life of the doctor eat a 1 ounce pho!