Thursday, April 18, 2013


You may have noticed Vietnamese restaurant popping up with the phrase “Pho” in their name. What the meaning and what is pho? It is a family delicacy enjoyed mostly in Vietnamese-version of rice noodles. It is so popular there and visitors touring the country can notice how much this type of delicacy is much cherished. However, preparing it is not easy.  It’s a bit hard specifically to get the real original flavor of pho broth right. Might be if you have ever tried you can testify that, the best thing is to leave the preparation to the experts. What are the ingredients? Are there any unknown secrets in preparation of pho? 
What does Pho Secret's App specifically do?
Some may argue there is no definitive method to prepare this delicacy.  However, pho secret’s app has reduced the complexity in this issue. This application, developed by PandaLilly App Inc. has all the information you need to know about Pho.  On the other hand, if you like dinning at Pho restaurants, then this app can be of much help.  The Pho recipe is available therefore; in case you want to prepare it at home, worry no more. This app can effectively list all the hotels offering Pho near you and indicate their positions in a map. Or by entering a city name, the app can show you all Pho places in the town. Is this not amazing?  This feature will be include in future updates.
In addition, the application can show all the flavor profiles and all other related family recipes of Vietnamese rice noodles (Pho). The app also provides in-app camera to take photos of Pho and share with other people on the Pho Secret's App Facebook wall.   By sharing the recipe and photos, everybody can be able to rate and comment about it as you share the experience. All kind of photos can be shared to show the Pho toppings you meet at restaurant-fatty brisket, chin, Tai, steak, brisket and many more.
More can be enjoyed by users of this app. However, the main purpose of this application is to induce people to purchase a charity T-shirts. It’s not a marketing scheme but a way to promote community building in Vietnamese.  These T-shirts build curiosity which spreads across the community when people wear them. All the profits gained from this program are donated to an organization known as Catalyst Foundation. The link to their official website is http://www.catalystfoundation.org
This organization works in some rural parts of Vietnam to fight human trafficking. It also works with the local community to provide basic needs, counseling, education and job opportunities. Therefore, the organization needs a lot of funding to support these projects and that what Pho secret’s app does. The link to their CNN video http://youtu.be/dkPsG-EeGX4
Requirements for this app
The app is categorized under food and drink and it’s designed to use English language. It is compatible with iPhone, iPhone touch and iPad. It requires iOS 4.3 or newer operating software. The application is also optimized for iPhone 5. PandaLilly Apps Inc. have again shown their expertise in app development as well as their ability to promote community building in developing this app.  The app is now available for a free download at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pho-secrets/id597497820?mt=8