Pho is made from rice.

Pho, also known as Shahefen, has a flat and wide shape. It is called "rice noodles" in Anhui and southern Zhejiang, and "Kway Tiao" in Chaoshan area. It is a popular traditional food in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan and other regions.

The raw material of rice noodles is rice. Wash the rice and grind it into powder. Add water to make a paste. Steam it in a basket and make it into flakes. After cooling, cut it into strips. Handmade in river pink white. Recently, some stores have added various vegetable juices or fruit juices to make colorful rice noodles.

In recent years, mechanized production of rice noodles has been achieved, and a large number of self-produced rice noodles have appeared in Guangzhou. In 2004, the Guangzhou Municipal Government considered declaring the rice noodles to be protected as "products of origin" under the name "Guangzhou Shah Rice Noodles", thereby strengthening the management of the rice noodles manufacturing industry and increasing the promotion and protection of the cultural origin of "rice noodles".

The difference between rice noodles and rice noodles

Pho and rice noodles are different in raw materials, shapes, uses and origins, so they need to be selected according to different characteristics in cooking .

Pho is made by mixing rice milk and water, while rice noodles are made from water starch. Therefore, pho noodles are softer and have a more delicate texture than rice noodles. There are also certain differences in the shapes of rice noodles and rice noodles. Pho noodles are in the shape of wide strips, strips or flakes, while rice noodles are in the shape of thin strips or spirals.

Pho and rice noodles also have different uses in cooking. Rice noodles are usually fried, boiled or blanched, such as fried rice noodles, rice noodles soup, etc. Rice noodles are more commonly used in cooking methods such as hot pot and mutton shabu-shabu, and can also be made into cold dishes such as cold rice noodles. There are also differences in the origins of pho and rice noodles.

Pho noodles are mainly produced in southern regions, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places, while rice noodles are mainly produced in southern China and Southeast Asian countries, such as Guangdong, Fujian, Thailand, Vietnam and other places.