Phở Appreciation Post

So, last night, one of the few wholly unpleasant things that has happened to me here, happened. I got food poisoning. Basically, I hadn’t eaten much all day and I was ravenous by the time dee-rish-us Indian takeout arrived at 11pm. So naturally I chowed tf down, like the #NoRagrets glutton that I am (hashtag just for you, Dad.) A few hours later, the eagerness with which I had welcomed this food into my body was met by brutal rejection from my GI tract. Raaagret. So much ragret. You know what they say – first impressions are misleading, it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Or something. The only wisdom I’ve pieced together from this unfortunate episode is a rule of thumb: the more delightful it tastes on the way down, the ghastlier it is going to feel coming back up. One of those punishing inverse relationships on the spectrum of pleasure and agony.  

Thankfully I seem to be fully recovered now. This is in large part due to the magical healing properties of world-renowned Vietnamese Phở. Listen people, there is NO better recovery food in the world than phở. Not on the face of God’s green earth. It doesn’t matter if your ailment is a mammoth hangover, a chronic condition, a broken heart, or some horrific combination of all three. Phở is the answer to your prayers. I promise. Just look at this bowl smiling at you:

Note: Phở is pronounced “fuhh.” Not “foe.” It's not your foe. 

If that doesn’t convince you, consider my 100% non-expert nutritive analysis.

• Phở is made from only fresh ingredients - broth, chicken or beef, rice noodles, a few herbs and greens. 
• No sugar. No dairy. No gluten. No chemicals.
• It's the perfect solution of protein, sodium, carbs and vitamins to revive you from your pitifully weak, dehydrated state.
• The toppings come on the side so you can have flavor at your own risk.
• It tastes awesome and it's easy on your stomach.

So what do you do when you’re sooo over the gatorade and toast diet, but you know that a good ole burger would send you right back to the bathroom-shaped hellhole you just crawled out of? You say phởckkkkkk yeah.

Your body will thank you.