What's the difference between Ramen and pho?

I believe ramen is Japanese and pho is Vietnamese.

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What's the difference between Ramen and pho?

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They both have noodles, which are completely different.

They both have broth that are completely different.

Those are the only similarities.

Yeah they have a ton of differences.

I'm in NOLA and love the PHO in the city, where can i try some great Ramen?

1. Broth: Ramen broth is typically made from pork/chicken bones, kombu (seaweed), bonito, etc. and is a hearty, saltier, fattier broth. Pho broth is typically made from beef bones and has distinct spices like star anise, cardamom, cloves, etc. and is more of a clear, chicken noodle soup-esque broth.
2. Noodle: Ramen noodles are typically alkaline noodles made from flour and water. Pho noodles are rice noodles.
3. Protein/toppings: Ramen is typically served with a soft boiled, marinated egg, sometimes mushrooms, green onions, tare, etc. Tonkotsu ramen is a pork broth base typically served with braised pork belly (miso ramen is made from miso (soybean) paste as the base). Pho is typically served with thinly sliced beef, meatballs, or thinly sliced chicken and served with cilantro, lime, Thai basil, and hoisin +sriracha (sometimes).

Overall, ramen is a much heartier soup with flour-based noodles while pho is typically lighter with rice-based noodles.

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1. Broth: Ramen broth is typically made from pork/chicken bones, kombu (seaweed), bonito, etc. and is a hearty, saltier, fattier broth. Pho broth is typically made from beef bones and has distinct spices like star anise, cardamom, cloves, etc. and is more of a clear, chicken noodle soup-esque broth.
2. Noodle: Ramen noodles are typically alkaline noodles made from flour and water. Pho noodles are rice noodles.
3. Protein/toppings: Ramen is typically served with a soft boiled, marinated egg, sometimes mushrooms, green onions, tare, etc. Tonkotsu ramen is a pork broth base typically served with braised pork belly (miso ramen is made from miso (soybean) paste as the base). Pho is typically served with thinly sliced beef, meatballs, or thinly sliced chicken and served with cilantro, lime, Thai basil, and hoisin +sriracha (sometimes).

Overall, ramen is a much heartier soup with flour-based noodles while pho is typically lighter with rice-based noodles.

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This pretty much describes it all. Ramen is definitely rich and heavier on the stomach. I can eat pho and be hungry in an hour, the broth isn't super salty and I could actually finish the bowl with liquid.

Also, as someone who is vietnamese, Pho is also the ultimate cure all to hangovers.

Ask any vietnamese person. Turn 21, drink a frick ton of henny at masquerade. Wake up for 8AM mass, come home dead inside and then eat pho your mom made.

Then go do some random arse shite in the afternoon because you're cured.

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Yeah he said he had bowls of each and liked them. Then asked what’s the difference as if they were indistinguishable.

There is a restaurant where I live that serves a ramen soup that has both the ramen and vermicelli noodles. It's flavored similar to phone but the meat is char grilled pork and is served with an egg. I prefer that over either of the traditional pho or ramen offerings.

We have a pretty solid ramen shop now but I prefer pho usually.