bean sprouts

What Grinds Our Gears: Bean sprouts

I always get odd looks sent my way whenever I choose to pass on the bean sprouts at any pho restaurant. The people I go most often with already know the story, but to newcomers, the question is always the same.  “Why don’t you eat bean sprouts with your pho?”  It’s a complicated answer. One time when I was a kid, I went out for pho with my family. Everything seemed normal — I got my usual kids meal, my parents asked the staff if they could cook our platter of bean sprouts, and we drank our waters while indulging…

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