The 10 Best Dishes on Earth and Where to Get Them Locally (Part 1)

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3. Pho

Apsara's Pho
Healing directly to the soul with Apsara’s Pho!

What the Pho is Pho? It’s Vietnamese soup. Possibly one of the best things made on earth. Anthony Bourdain swears that Pho is healing. It heals your hangover, it heals the soul. Pho is so good that you’ll feel like you are doing something wrong. You can’t have something this good without being punished for it. The Universe doesn’t work that way. Pho can be found in a variety of ways, and everyone claims to have the best. One thing they all have in common is a steaming hot, beef broth with noodles, usually vermicelli and a choice of meat. The meat could be rare steak, brisket, liver, tripe, meatball, or flank. Some places even slice the beef paper thin and serve it raw. Once it drops into the hot broth it cooks within a minute.

With this bowl of simmering goodness you get a plate of ingredients on the side. This allows you to customize your soup base. This plate is usually bean sprouts, culantro – not to be confused with cilantro – Thai Basil, lime, slices of hot pepper and Hoisin sauce. If you’re having a bad day, have some Pho and it vanishes. There are a LOT of places to get great Pho. My personal favorite was a spot in the South End that went out of business. These days I get my Pho from Sivalai on Sconticut Neck Road and sometimes travel to Apsara in Fall River (This has since closed as well). It’s worth the trip.

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About Joe Silvia

When Joe isn't writing, he's coaching people to punch each other in the face. He enjoys ancient cultures, dead and living languages, cooking, benching 999#s, and saving the elderly, babies and puppies from burning buildings. While he enjoys long walks on the beach, he will not be your alarm clock, because he's no ding-a-ling.

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8 comments

  1. YES! Spot on. Apsara in Fall River is the best! Pho, BeeBong, everything there is perfect!

  2. Hi Erin! I LOVE the Bee Boong! I’m always torn…..Pho or Bee Bong……Bee Boong or Pho?

    Galaxie restaurant on Rt. 22/Reservoir Avenue in Cranston makes UNBELIEVABLE Nime Chow and Bee Boong. If you haven’t been, it’s worth the trip.

    Thanks for reading! ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Joe thanks for the article. We Tried the Pho this weekend from Sivalai in Fairhaven and were very impressed. Never would have known it was there so thanks for the hook up!

  4. Thanks for reading Chris! Was it your first Pho or were you already an addict when you walked in? ๐Ÿ˜‰

    You have to try Apsara’s in Fall River too. You can get the “bizarre” bits in their Pho!

  5. Love From the Seoul and Ayur Shr. I tried Bibimbap because of an article I read on here..most amazing thing I’ve ever eaten.

  6. Couldn’t agree with you more! My favorite places to eat

  7. I am in San Diego visiting my new grandson,coming home, to Acushnet, on thursday. Last night we had Pho for dinner. My daughter has been talking to me about it for a long time, I had no idea what it was and was eager to try it. One of the best dishes I have ever eaten! I was saying to her, I have no idea if I can get this back home and Walaa! Here is your post the very next morning! You know where I’ll be going when I get back home!

  8. I would add New Bedford style pizza to this list. I have introduced friends to the family -owned homemade sauce and thin crust varieties and they are all blown away. The common observation is that they have not had pizza like this back where they came from.

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