VIETNAMESE PHO
This local daily quintessential staple across Vietnam comprises of rice noodles in a piping hot flavoursome crystal clear broth with tender slices of chicken or beef and garnished with fresh herbs and condiments like chilli sauce, lime and hoisin. Interestingly the word pho really denotes the noodles, not the soup itself. Pho is all about making your own separate comforting bowl of goodness, the tough work of steaming broth taken care of while you get the exciting, aromatic job of tearing herbs and sprinkling crunchy sprouts and enjoying it. Pho 2000 in Ho Chi Minh City makes the most perfect pho in Vietnam and even Bill Clinton endorses it.
AZERBAIJANI MEATBALL SOUP
Locally this soup is known as Kuftebozbash, or more commonly just kufte, the Azerbaijani word for meatball, derivative from the Persian koftan, which means to pound. Huge meatballs prepared in a humble broth with chickpeas and potatoes. The meatballs are formed by pounding…