Oh, I had no idea about the central version! My family is from the south so lemongrass sounded really wrong to me, like bun bo hue territory lol. I’m going to Vietnam in a few months actually — will be fun to explore more of the country and try all the regional dishes and variations.

I’m sure it tasted great! Plus it’s always awesome when people cook your cuisine:) The spices and aromatics look good, it gets the core flavor down. It doesn’t hurt to throw in a couple extra cinnamon sticks and star anise. Also add cardamom. I also like adding bean sprouts myself

For Asian recipes in general, I usually look up youtube videos. Bonus points if it’s not in English (but hopefully translations provided). You get very authentic recipes that way, instead of recipe articles where you don’t know who heck wrote it lol

Well I wasn’t gonna say anything😆 So right off the bat I’m seeing bell peppers(?), garlic, and lemongrass which do not go in pho. Don’t use cooking wine/sake - if it’s for acidity, using lime is typical. Rice noodles instead of glass. Needs herbs like basil and cilantro. Also this is nitpicky, but gà literally means “chicken.”

But you know, OP gets away with it because they said “inspired” and made with ingredients they had ;)

Probably depends on the area, but I’m in a high COL work-focused one and I’ve been noticing people going on their phones more these days. Even the bartenders. It’s kinda sad.

Or LA

They’ll just “uncover” something they got wrong…

I always work weekend nights. This is what the Monday morning crew looks like when they come in lol.

Wonder if he knew it was coming. Glad he got that farewell concert

Also put in rocks or sticks so in case little critters fall in, they can climb out!

Also there’s a city of 20 million people like 10 miles from the border that could get nuked just by conventional weapons. Adds complications

But Mexico City is most likely my cheap and easy go-to escape plan for if/when shit hits the fan in the U.S. I wonder if others had the same thought.

I had gator recently that was a plain fillet and not a fried nugget or something like that. I thought it was like a cross between chicken and a meaty fish. It tasted like chicken, but there was a slight sponginess and the way it pulled apart reminded me of fish

Forgot to mention blackened salmon! Perfectly cooked. I like mine with beurre blanc sauce😁

You missed all the great seafood!

My top 3 instant guaranteed to get my mouth watering foods are:

Vietnamese clay pot catfish (braised & caramelized)

Boiling Crab shrimps (Cajun-Asian seafood chain)

Hunan steamed fish (with salted chilis)

Definitely sacrificing firstborn

Heh heh heh… Stupid Fox News

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That’s a vintage McDonald’s pic right there