Why eat pho? when you can have bún bò Hue?

My boyfriend is Vietnamese but I never crave for pho. I was never a huge fan and when my friends suggest it, I’ll be thinking, “mehh.. I’d rather be eating Chinese.” I do like some Vietnamese food though but only when it’s home-cooked à la Boyfriend’s mom. At restaurants, the only dish I like is bún bò Hue, which is a spicy noodle soup from Hue, the middle region of Vietnam. Differences from pho? Check out this blog which broke it down nicely. How was I introduced to this? My boyfriend’s family is Hue and the first time I had it at his house, I fell in love with it despite burning up from the spiciness. They make pho too but I always come over when I hear that mommy Phan is making bún bò Hue. Nom nom nom.

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This is a guest post from my little sister, Louise.

Last Friday, my sister and I decided to drive all the way to New Westminster for dinner at Gino’s. It’s an Italian/Greek/Mexican place …I think? Not really sure how to classify the restaurant since they had everything from pasta to tex mex to souvlaki on the menu. Actually, I think they’ve got an identity crisis as they had items on the menu that doesn’t fall into those 3 categories! Nonetheless, it was a good variety and at really reasonable prices.

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