The Absolute Best Beef Cuts For Rich, Savory Pho - Chowhound

Though they're not as common in the United States, if you can source some beef tendons, they'll make for a wonderful type of pho called, aptly, tendon pho (phở gân). Tendons are connective tissues that keep the cattle's muscles and bones bound together. Raw tendons have a pinkish-white color and a strong beefy smell, plus a texture that's similar to rubber bands (avoid yellowed or awful-smelling tendons, those…