Anyways, fish sauce is usually the only source of salt in pho recipes, so I’m not sure what other salty elements you are including. Roast the bones and maybe the vegetables. Toast the aromatics. Simmer for a long time. It’s supposed to be simple. I’d suggest adding half the fish sauce your recipe calls for at the beginning, then adding more to season to taste later in the process.
And I never do. My issue is drive down the highway in the United States and every small town exit had the same handful of food options. That doesn’t exist anywhere else.
The vast majority of the country is that kind of hellscape. Like 99% of it. No one is debating whether or not San Franscisco or NYC has a good food scene.
10 posts ago I posted that OKC has a sneakily good food scene. So I don’t really disagree with you. Part of it is what CW said though. It’s a pain in the ass to actually experience because it’s a 20 minute drive or more. Or an uber if drinking.
OKC takes nearly an hour to drive at highway speed with no traffic from the north end of the metro to the south. I live in a decent part of town and there are zero decent food options within walking distance. There is zero public transit. Meanwhile i can stay in pretty much any rando place in most of the rest of the world and have a plethora of options within walking distance.