On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:22:50 GMT, James Silverton wrote:

> Dan wrote on Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:27:28 -0700:
>
>> Pho is a popular Vietnamese beef soup. However, it is quite
>> recent for the reason you mention. Cows were used in Vietnam
>> as beasts of burden, and were too valuable to kill for food.
>> When the French came in, they wanted beef, and were willing to
>> pay. Some think that the word "Pho" is of French origin
>> (others think it is Chinese).
>
> It should, rather appropriately, be pronounced "Foo", I believe, tho'
> around here it seems to be "Foe" among English speakers. In passing, I
> happen to like Pho a lot especially, to complicate the arguments, Pho Ga
> made from chicken with white chicken meat.

i thought it was 'fuh.'

your pal,
blake