Pho is known for its delicious broth, but this is where the healthy diner needs to exercise caution: the exact numbers vary widely depending on the recipe, but a standard bowl can easily supply thousands of milligrams of sodium â and thatâs before adding any extra condiments like hoisin sauce or Sriracha.
Konnyaku is a traditional Japanese jelly-like health food made from a kind of potato called âKonnyaku potatoâ and calcium hydroxide or oxide calcium extracted from eggshells. The Konnyaku potato is native to Indonesia and is a kind of herbaceous perennial plant called âAmorphophallus Konjacâ(K.
If youâre not Chinese or Japanese, you may not have heard the term âmaneki nekoâ but you may well have seen one; most probably in a Chinese or Japanese restaurant or shop. Maneki neko is a good luck charm in the form of a cat figurine that has one paw raised in what looks like a kind of wave. Itâs often nicknamed âthe lucky waving catâ.