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Croupier

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  1. looking for job via the internet, judge joe brown on the tube.
  2. I was just in NY right after xmas & I saw no less than 2 newish Pho joints on St. Marks Place. They looked more hipster than 'mom&pop', however... was w/my girl (who is vegetarian) so we didn't stop in. it was lunchtime on a Sunday(?), & they both seemed to have a decent amount of people in there eating, which is a good sign. anyway, if you are going to seek out Pho & you are a Pho virgin, a good way to tell you're in a decent spot is the # of people in there eating & at least 75% should be Asian. that's a good rule for any restaurant. If it's empty, leave.
  3. **not to mention the shit is less than $7 for a big fat portion & they generally don't serve alcohol, so you don't have to worry about running up a giant bill. after tip, i am usually out for under $9.
  4. I have tried it at 3 diff spots in ATL, (that's about all we got). Truth be told, 1 spot (Pho Bac) outshines the other 2 by a fucking landslide. Point being, don't write it off before you try a few spots...
  5. a brief history (via wiki). Vietnamese dishes are meals typically served with lots of greens, herbs, vegetables and various other accompaniments such as dipping sauces, hot and spicy pastes, and flavor enhancements such as a squeeze of lime or lemon. The dish is garnished with ingredients such as green onions, white onions, coriander, Thai basil (húng quế) (should not be confused with sweet basil - Vietnamese: húng chó or húng dổi), fresh Thai chili peppers, lemon or lime wedges, bean sprouts, and leaves of culantro (ngò gai) (should not be confused with cilantro or coriander - which is called ngò rí in Vietnamese. The coriander plant is used just for its seeds - hạt ngò to prepare the broth, but not its leaves). Several ingredients do not come with phở' but can be ordered by request. Extra beef fat in broth or nuoc beo can be ordered and comes with scallions to sweeten it. A popular side dish ordered upon request is hanh dam, or vinegared white onions. [edit] Origins and regional differences Phở gà at a typical phở street stall in Hanoi. Note the lack of side garnishes, typical of Northern Vietnamese-style phở. Vietnamese phở noodle soup with sliced rare beef and well done beef brisket.Because not much was written about the origin of phở until recently, its beginnings are a bit murky and mostly culled from oral histories.[4] Still, the consensus among academics, diners and restaurateurs is that it originated about a century ago in northern Vietnam.[4] It was originally sold by vendors from large boxes, until the first phở restaurant was opened in the 1920s in Hanoi.[5] While a distinctly Vietnamese dish, phở has French and Chinese influences.[4] The origin of the word was one subject in a seminar on phở held in Hanoi in 2003.[4] One theory advanced at the seminar is that the name comes from the French feu (fire), as in the dish pot-au-feu, which like phở uses the French method of adding charred onion to the broth for color and flavor, one of the techniques which distinguishes phở from other Asian noodle soups.[4] Some believe the origin of the word to be the Chinese fen (粉)[citation needed](this character is pronounced phấn in Vietnamese.) There are several regional variants of phở in Vietnam, particularly divided between northern (Hanoi, called phở bắc or "northern phở"; or phở Hà Nội), central (Huế)[citation needed], and southern (Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon). One regional phở may be sweeter, and another variation may emphasize a bolder and spicier flavor[citation needed]. "Northern phở" tends to use somewhat wider noodles and green onions.photo 1photo 2 On the other hand, southern Vietnamese generally use thinner noodles[citation needed] (approximately the width of pad Thai or linguine noodles), and add bean sprouts and a greater variety of fresh herbs to their phở instead. The variations in meat, broth, and additional garnishes such as lime, bean sprouts, ngò gai (Eryngium foetidum), hung que (Thai/Asian basil), and tuong (bean sauce/hoisin sauce) appear to be innovations introduced in the south.[4] The specific place of origin appears to be southwest of Hanoi in Nam Dinh province, then a substantial textile market, where cooks sought to please both Vietnamese (local rice noodles - originally of Chinese origin) and French tastes (cattle before the French arrival being beasts of burden, not sources of beef).[4][5] Phở did not become popular in South Vietnam until the mid-1950s.[6] Phở has become popular in Canada, particularly on the West Coast but also in any city[7] and the United States, particularly on the East and West Coast; such a cuisine brought by Vietnamese refugees who settled in North America from the late 1970s onwards. I've got my spot in Atlanta- Pho Bac on Buford Hwy @Chamblee Tucker Rd., I would love to know where to go when I travel...
  6. i am going to have heart disease. lipitor 20mg. real talk.
  7. 1. your screen name is that of a dead crackhead 2. the plural of babies ends in "ies" 3. die you toy fag shitbag homo 4. i am sorry i didn't pull out w/your whore mother & you exist.
  8. ^^stole from chris rock... meant to give him credit & forgot.
  9. recently unemployed...been watching tons of movies. watched 3 today. 1. law abiding citizen. highly entertaining, but not amazing... 2. my sister's keeper. sad as fuck. alec baldwin is great as the sleezly lawyer. 3. year one. had it's moments, but it sucked overall.
  10. married & bored...single & loney. you can't win.
  11. Go eat Pho (Vietnamese noodle soup, that is off the fucking hook) & I thought I'd get stoned & beforehand & I sat on my ass & watched Coraline (which was pretty cool) so I guess I'll get the Pho tomorrow? Pho Bac, Buford Hwy, Atlanta GA. EAT THERE NOW. order the #15.
  12. took one for the team (& wanted to get mad pussy on my girl's bday weekend...) RENTED "The Proposal" & "Four Xmas" to watch at home (we have a young kid) & then took her to "When in Rome" when I hooked up a babysitter... ALL 3 sucked so bad & now she's asking me to rent couples retreat & I'm gonna make the bitch watch Gummo for all that bullshit...
  13. sweet bedframe. those bullshit wheels on nasty carpet really set of the level of sexy. not to mention the basket of shit stained laundry right behind her & the dirty piss yellow sock.
  14. fuck you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yes, YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. Croupier

    >>Augor<<

    Fucking drama queen!
  16. nope/sauce/atem/asher/& ATL king, Hense.
  17. Ha, Ha. (In Nelson from the Simpsons voice.) Sorry, can't really feel sorry for you...
  18. are you joking? space invader...
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