Fish and meat often figure prominently in the Vietnamese meal-in-a-bowl soup known as pho, but there are traditional and fine vegetarian options, chief among them this broth made from soy sauce and a blend of spices like star anise and cinnamon. All that’s required is a willingness to invest in making the broth and a few additional toppings and you’ll be handsomely rewarded.
The list here is far from comprehensive, but will give you some idea of different ways to turn a bowl of noodle soup into a meal: 1. Sliced or grated raw daikon or other radishes, carrots, kohlrabi, or turnips 2. Mung bean sprouts 3. Sliced steamed vegetables, like bok choy, Napa cabbage, mustard greens, broccoli or broccoli raab, carrots, green beans, or summer squash 4. Shelled edamame 5. Pickled ginger 6. Precooked tofu, diced or very thinly sliced 8. Seitan and Lentil Loaf or Pan-Seared Seitan, diced or very thinly sliced 9. Crunchy Crumbled Tempeh
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