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Ordering phở like a local

Tái, nạm, gầu, gân, sách: know your cuts

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A phở menu is a vocabulary test. Pass it and you will never be handed the English menu again.

01

Vocabulary

  • tái

    Say it like · tie

    rare beef

  • chín

    Say it like · cheen

    well-done brisket

  • nạm

    Say it like · nahm

    flank

  • gầu

    Say it like · gow

    fatty brisket

  • gân

    Say it like · guhn

    tendon

  • sách

    Say it like · sahk

    tripe

  • nước béo

    Say it like · nook bay-oh

    fatty broth (ask for it)

  • hành trần

    Say it like · hahn chahn

    blanched scallion

  • tô

    Say it like · toh

    bowl (Southern)

02

Phrases

  • Cho em một tô tái nạm, thêm hành trần.

    One rare-and-flank bowl for me, extra blanched scallion.

  • Không giá, cảm ơn.

    No bean sprouts, thanks.

03

Tips

  • “Đặc biệt” is the everything bowl. Order it once, then specialize.
  • In the North you will be asked “tái hay chín” and nothing else. That is the whole menu.