When people say that they like pho it is a bit of misnomer because there is quite literally some many variations. There are though some classics that include the rare beef and noodles, such as Pho Thap Cam Db. So, What is Pho Thap Cam Db and where can you get it?
Well the good news is that you can get this pho variant across the length and breadth of Vietnam, as well as in restaurants that service the diaspora.
And if you have got this far and do not know what pho, it is a Vietnamese noodle soup that has many variants.
What the Pho Thap Cam Db?
Officially Pho Thap Cam Db is a beef noodle soup, with the translation matching this to at least some degree, although obviously there is a little more to it than that.
Pho Thap Cam Db Recipe;
Rare beef
Brisket
Tendon
Beef meatballs
Rice noodles
We realize that this recipe does not exactly give you enough to cook it, but it does at least give an idea if you might like it, or not and indeed whether to try and go cook the dish.
What does Pho Thap Cam Db taste like?
To me it is not only the perfect pho, but also expertly shows the continuum between Vietnamese and French cuisine. There are lots of beef in this, but what makes this dish is that most of the beef is rare and quite literally then slowly cooks in the boiling soup as you eat the dish.
The other meat elements are quite enclitic too, which makes every bite that little bit different. Combine this with the fact that you can add all the extra Vietnamese veg and indeed hot sauce that you want and like.
This is perfect as the actual dish itself comes out a little bland, but this is exactly so that you can add as you wish to make it work for your palette.
Where can you get the best Pho Thap Cam Db?
Taste is of course in the eye of the beholder, with my personal “best” coming at what I view as the best pho restaurant in Saigon, but it can be found in many places.
We also found some great pho and indeed Pho Thap Cam Db all the way down south in Phu Quoc. So, while ordering Vietnamese food and indeed pho can at times be daunting, you really cant go wrong with Pho Thap Cam Db