Uncle Tư’s Kitchen

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A closer look at Vietnamese food

Explore two focused food stories. One guide compares all six phở choices; the other explains how caramelisation, gentle braising and fish texture shape cá kho tộ.

Beef phở photographed from above on a wooden table.

Food stories

Explore the stories

Choose the practical phở comparison or settle into the story behind Vietnamese caramelised fish.

A close view of beef phở topped with herbs, spring onion and sliced chilli.

Phở guide

Beef, chicken or vegan phở: which bowl should you choose?

Use one practical guide to compare tender brisket, rare beef combinations, carefully poached chicken and the only current bowl marked Vegan.

Compare all six phở choices
Caramelised fish pieces in a black clay pot, topped with spring onion and sliced chilli.

Vietnamese food stories

Braised or caramelised? A guide to cá kho tộ

See how caramelisation and gentle braising work together, then choose between delicate, rich or broad-flaked fish textures.

Read the cá kho tộ guide