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[quote=Anonymous]You certainly can make pho at home - here are some advice from my Vietnamese grandmother:

Make chicken pho because it only takes a couple of hours.  Beef taste good, but you should be prepared to cook and skim broth for a day.  If you want to make beef pho, use a lot of bones.  Ox tail makes a great pho, but has become expensive.  Make pho like you make broth - skim constantly to keep a clear broth.  You can add beef slices to the chicken broth.

Roast the meat/bone and burn the onion/ginger/star anise to add a more complex flavor.

use rock sugar and Vietnamese fish sauce (like soy sauce, fish sauces from different countries tastes really different).  These will give the pho a more interesting, fuller taste compared to cane sugar and table salt.

make the broth saltier/stronger in taste than you like because noodles will absorb a lot of flavor.

don't boil the noodles - soak in warm tap water and let the hot broth do the rest of the cooking.

PS - I have tried the flavor packets.  The more expensive one (like this http://www.amazon.com/Quoc-Viet-Foods-Beef-Flavored/dp/B000XDJU0A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391795619&sr=8-1) are actually pretty good, but as previously mentioned, the cheaper ones are just MSG mixes [/quote]

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