Nam Phuong serves delicious phos, the traditional northern Vietnamese soups.

'Ph' is very famous - it's used in 'phở' the most famous Vietnamese soup in the world.

Chè refers to any traditional Vietnamese sweetened soup or porridge.

Phô and derivatives of this cult-like Vietnamese soup are served, aromas of cinnamon, ginger, and star anise wafting through the restaurant.

Y Map Plateau residents love this cozy place for its aromatic Vietnamese soups and filling noodle dishes with flank steak, grilled pork and rice vermicelli.

"Hey, you still owe me from the time last summer when you made Vietnamese soup on the hottest day of the year."

Tamarind is also one of the main ingredients in the Vietnamese sour soup, Canh chua.

It is native to Southeast Asia and is used medicinally and as a food, appearing for example in one variety of the Vietnamese soup called canh chua.

Phở - a Vietnamese soup made with beef and rice noodles, usually served with basil, lime, bean sprouts and peppers.