Why didn't somebody tell me about Pho before? Very near my hotel, the Mercure near the Olympiapark, there's a little place I went to because there were plenty of tables in front--more tables outside than inside, and obviously in COVID times I'd prefer eating outside. The restaurant had the uninspiring name ASIA, as far as I could tell, but the best Vietnamese food in the neighborhood. I tried a red curry at another place touting itself as "vegan" and it was fine, but twice as expensive and without the delicate subtleties of spice in same dish at the ASIA.
We landed at ASIA, on Leonradstraße, on our first day in Munich; I ordered the Pak Choy with tofu and fell in love with the place. Yum. You can't get this stuff back in Essen, home of the Chinese restaurants with canned veggies in brown sauce. I can buy ingredients at my local Asian store, but I can't work the magic. The food here is satisfying and quite inexpensive, especially for overpriced Munich. Here's the lovely Pho, swimming in star-anise, scallions, basil ginger, lime, and a perfect broth:
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