Comments on: Huong’s Vietnamese Food cart

By: Soundslike

Soundslike — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:00:27 +0000

Whoops–now see you’ve even reviewed it!

By: Soundslike

Soundslike — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:59:44 +0000

Have you tried the vegan pho at Pho PDX? I thought it was very tasty, the broth wasn’t bland (especially by the end of the bowl) and the portion was enough for two of us.

By: getsconed

getsconed — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:20:53 +0000

Hey Nate -
Paranoia alert:

I’ve recently read that some hoisin sauce could contains fish extract, even if it may not marked as such – though traditionally it doesn’t seem to.

It’s interesting that some hoisin sauces are marked as “Vegetarian” in asian groceries – which is what I happen to have at home.

I haven’t found any hard evidence yet but this is my paranoia talking.

Because I didn’t notice the dark sauce until I had left the cart, I didn’t have a chance to ask about it.

I think it must be hoisin, not plum, as well.

I really found this pho broth, even after sitting with the extra ingredients over night, to be on the plain side. That doesn’t mean I still didn’t enjoy it after spicing, though.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:58:28 +0000

Is there such thing as a non vegan hoisin sauce? I guess most store bought Asian food sauces probably have sugar of questionable origin, but I’ve never heard of dairy or meat juices in hoisin. I’ve never had Pho that didn’t need copious amounts of hoisin/basil/cilantro to make it tasty.

Unless im mistaken (which is entirely possibl) plum sauce is golden (unless it’s an umeboshi type plum which would be pinkish).