From Bricolage to Pho - Vietnam as a model for global influences and assimilations at meal times

This paper finds parallels between qualitative research practice and the Vietnamese national dish `Pho’.

From bricolage to phở: Vietnam as a model for global influences and assimilations at meal times

Alison Dexter and Bach Ngoc Hieu AnTNS, Vietnam

INTRODUCTION

Pho, pronounced 'fuh' in English, is arguably the most widely known and loved face of Vietnamese cuisine. Whilst once the realm of Vietnam and its emigrants, the extent of its current following seems to know no limits. A simple, humble and yet profound sum of its parts, its aroma wafts up from its finely balanced broth; home to al dente white rice noodles, commonly flanking thin cuts of beef, astride a tantalising...

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