• ASeriesOfPoorChoices
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    107 months ago

    except… with “pure” tea you don’t consume the original ingredient. (eating tea leaves or coffee grounds? eeww.)

    pho, etc you do. ergo, not tea.

    • @Pacattack57
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      57 months ago

      In that instance a clogged gutter is still tea

    • tiredofsametab
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      57 months ago

      Pho is just animal oil/juice suspended. Everything else is like milk, honey, lemon, sugar, etc. that people do consume in tea.

      • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
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        37 months ago

        what about the rice noodles, chicken, mushrooms, etc etc.? come on.

        • @[email protected]
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          57 months ago

          So if a deranged person drinks the broth without eating the ingredients, did they then turn their pho into tea?

        • tiredofsametab
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          37 months ago

          As the other person mentioned, the base of pho is the stock which includes steeped plants. So it’s tea with some other things thrown in it.

    • @[email protected]
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      57 months ago

      What about stock? Take some bones, spices, and vegetables; boil them in water; and strain out all the solids. You’re left with nothing but a flavored liquid.

      • ASeriesOfPoorChoices
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        37 months ago

        sure, stock is tea. the base of pho is tea, but pho isn’t pho until you at least put some noodles in it. Until then, it’s just ingredients for pho.