To my amazement, there was pho at work today. No expense was spared. The counter was laid out with slabs of beef, chicken, herbs, bean sprouts, and all the essentials. I grabbed a couple of paper cups and took some home with me.
Some of you people might be wondering what pho is. Well, it's a Vietnamese noodle soup dish traditionally loaded with onions and MSG. Recently, they've scaled back on the MSG. Although onions, the bane of my existence, have only increased in number.
Pho is pretty popular in ethnic enclaves and college towns. And for most Americans, the latter is where you're mostly likely to try pho for the first time. The word is pronounced "fuh?" rather than "foe." I put a question mark at the end because it you pronounce it correctly, it's supposed to sound like a question. Pho also rhymes with "huhh?"
The pictures below will show you how I ended up consuming the delicious pho.
So anyway, here's the pho I nabbed. Originally I was going to just get the soup. However, I realized it wouldn't be filling and added some chicken. Then, I just said "screw it" and filled another cup with all the ingredients.
I mixed the contents of both cups and placed it in this bullet casing.
Yes, that is a Magic Bullet, as seen in many infomercials with that Aussie guy who makes salsa and guacamole in the longest 2 seconds ever. NOTE: It actually took about a minute and a half to properly blend the food.
Beef, chicken, noodles, herbs, and sprouts... blended into mush. Then, mixed with delicious pho broth.
Here's me drinking my meal with a syringe and tube. Yes, this is how I consume all of my meals now. And yes, this does suck. Pho shizzle!
How was the blended pho? Do you recommend it for other jaw surgery patients? I just had jaw surgery today and am planning out all my meals for the next few week. Thanks!
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