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Vietnamese comfort food menu By Christine Picheca, Online Food Editor
Recipes by The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Comforting, fun, informal and interactive, look no further than our Vietnamese-inspired Pho menu for four to entertain your guests at the tail-end of winter.

Vietnamese Pho is a comforting, warm bowl of noodle and beef or chicken soup. The secret to a really good soup is to make your own stock from scratch, and when stock is already made ahead of time Pho becomes an effortless dish for casual entertaining. Place a platter of condiments such as bamboo shoots, hoisin sauce, hot sauce, sliced chilies, fresh herbs and lemon wedges in the middle of the table so everyone can make their soup to their own liking. Pair it with Crab Spring Rolls to start and end with Ginger Molasses Cookies and slices of fresh pineapple. To really impress your guests, don't miss our 3-minute Test Kitchen Video explaining all the different culinary fresh herbs and how to use them.