From a Pho Seller's Pole to a Banh Mi Stall
A bowl of pho begins the journey, with questions about its origins still open.
Five food stories connect Hanoi pho, Van Cu village, Hoi An cao lau, Saigon broken rice and Vietnamese banh mi.
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Hanoi Pho
For more than 100 years, no one has been able to say for certain where the word phở began, or where the first bowl was cooked.
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