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...