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Travelling is nice, but makes you very hungry

It should be well-known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So sweet cakes, white bread or similar calorie sins poor in nutrients are out of the question for energetic travellers. But fear not: South East Asia has a special delicacy in store for your active lifestyle. Born in Vietnam, with South East Asia firmly in its grip already, the breakfast for true champions is about to conquer the world: Pho.

So what is it?

Pho in itself is a hardly exceptional noodle soup. In Vietnam mostly featuring Bo (beef) or Ga (chicken), in Laos pork for the necessary proteins, plus several different vegetables and herbs. Often you will be presented with extra greens (sprouts, beans, mint, and salat in our picture). This guarantees vitamins and thus health for the entire day. Taken together with the carbohydrate power of the rice noodles this makes Pho a well-balanced meal. But what is it that makes Pho the number one breakfast of half a continent?

The Wake-uppers

Pure Pho is a delicious broth, yet doesn’t taste like much. It’s only a multitude of sauces and condiments that makes it what it really is – the perfect breakfast. A good spoonful of chili paste ensures the edibilty of the dish which has mostly been prepared in a – put mildly – hygienically objectionable environment. A half or even whole lemon (to taste) jolts the immune system into action and a few hearty splashes of fish sauce make sure you also experience the power of fermented seafood. Optionally you may increase your fish power with a spoonful of shrimp paste. Only when your Pho is deeply red, smells of two-year-old fish and is so sour that it makes you contract your mouth you can really be sure that it will give you the awakening ass kick you are in so dire need of for your active lifestyle. On a hangover morning I recommend doubling the seasoning dose. So take your spoon in the left, chopsticks in the right, and wolf it down as fast as you can. It is only when you eat faster and more gross than the Asian guy next to you that you deserve the title of breakfast champion.

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Travelling is nice, but makes you very hungry It should be well-known that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So sweet cakes, white bread or similar calorie...