A Day in Van Cu: The Tiny Village That (Probably) Created Pho

Pho is everywhere- one of the world's favorite Southeast Asian foods and the national dish of Vietnam. But before it was a global sensation- it was a humble noodle soup served by migrants from one small village called Van Cu. In Northern Vietnam for another shoot, we decided to take a drive to this forgotten hamlet to see what we might find, to dive into the history of Pho and to try the dish as it was meant to be served. - Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! - Please consider supporting OTR on Patreon and thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. http://www.patreon.com/OTRontheroad Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - 0:00 - Intro 1:35 - The History of Pho 4:15 - Road Trip 6:06 - Van Cu 8:32 - Pho Bo 10:55 - The First Bowl 12:49 - Competing Theories 17:53 - The Second Bowl 20:29 - The Fall of Van Cu 26:16 - The Third Bowl 29:20 - Preserving Legacies 32:50 - Tu Mo's Poem 34:45 - The People of Van Cu 36:28 - Credits - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/R5_pP_A9xx4?si=c78qhwGfRLty7dk6 https://youtu.be/KE5qLyydk5A?si=nAcn5--uUdex8jyo https://youtu.be/99tOr7JSr0k?si=90izce5ySLCgHBh8 https://youtu.be/c9GfHgMk1ac?si=KEsV3AaK2n_Nb_SM https://youtu.be/f6YOarIwGzU?si=7rS_NFaf4RsRDvTq https://youtu.be/ykcqX1w_vkU?si=k3EYImajfZhdxq3M https://youtu.be/OtA3miCZASc?si=JlhZ71acw1r8x6Hf https://youtu.be/G70sb7jhGnk?si=EWjhWsgHgiu2yvUA https://youtu.be/Feu-DN-UleE?si=qQvFQvfn06gqQkza https://youtu.be/cQN-CtvvT70?si=KJ_XB1KqTK_lfRMS https://youtu.be/DpJccZQ3E8o?si=28nObUpVhTUjC-PI https://youtu.be/tp6wtD9jGyA?si=f9KDl8syIW90TYL_ https://youtu.be/5NqwVqJUnCA?si=IgyayAZxcOPLts69 https://youtu.be/1fe3wGxGcBs?si=aAnF4l49rihAdMkp https://youtu.be/Ds12Y78uG_4?si=086P3M9XHBwDvGDO https://youtu.be/Z8f15a5IpBk?si=wU6B-xphhkF-sZCG https://youtu.be/mwKVW9gco1U?si=ZAcrd82Kz61sNKaP https://youtu.be/gAx7CB82McQ?si=jijW1AjW31HDEiqz https://youtu.be/eufq26CGgUQ?si=DLovk_cKZ6_0kd73 https://youtu.be/JOuHQboWwgc?si=VzhqrCAvxV45U7fA https://youtu.be/Z8f15a5IpBk?si=EhiuVfZNXzsiRiyi https://youtu.be/pCddEgU0R8E?si=HarNR1UErbOV_-W7 https://youtu.be/4m-p3HF5W0M?si=HU0-ZH6Ojt-kCj0C https://youtu.be/72NFMoib4ks?si=yV4uRk7XIw--yq-k https://youtu.be/JWz0Gwd2Ppo?si=moXQMGqecRDXNfsK https://youtu.be/L5l_F2-HQ5A?si=N-oi-ttLd__tCOM6 https://youtu.be/Hknq0adzGUc?si=mOTllbOETp7z-P4m https://youtu.be/mdeVtdTwxME?si=5psfEVD_PTSKsWrP https://youtu.be/u17hJXf0gfA?si=w2Wwk58PmwMq7Ksk https://youtu.be/ymLbTjJaLBE?si=OeFGvqJymAJCLc-r https://youtu.be/u17hJXf0gfA?si=cbBIl8kzIHpebG1N https://youtu.be/K15RFthXZHY?si=31jvTG4lYh0ZLe-C https://youtu.be/mdeVtdTwxME?si=01cV6A6QwjVyO6EE https://youtu.be/gliXRQn2LyI?si=dfu8R-GV71j5M7ur https://youtu.be/dpU1zYRkvRs?si=BCLqdST8BgI5ai0Q https://youtu.be/yslkYSjAPh4?si=rxJS5-fTBiX8xGep https://youtu.be/JPBwT90d8RA?si=WLGtK7YcbWpf-Pfa https://youtu.be/rWtVRRQRY9Q?si=pwf_2ZLNUzNZk-cs https://youtu.be/CPK1E_PzGr8?si=UihPX6YrOyCRvtfc https://youtu.be/B2snzKY5y-A?si=q1YJl5d4J4g5D2ra https://youtu.be/VHRblBOWiow?si=iTzD2rR46eTD1TeM https://youtu.be/cnEUsxC1EJQ?si=MEiluB2uVmKQpdCs https://youtu.be/QpyHrQYeoIE?si=Z5-2_j-9eeAd9RcG https://youtu.be/QSEoC9lBUPw?si=TMv5yFcA_1I9y5K9