'Saint Liem' Leslie Gilliams cooks Vietnamese pho but it feels wrong

'Saint Liem' Leslie Gilliams showed off her pho cooking skills, 'showing off' each step on social media, but fans guessed it was beef stew, Nam Vang noodles...

'Saint Liem' Leslie Gilliams is addicted to Vietnamese pho - Photo: IGNV

After a business trip to Vietnam in July, it seems that "Saint Liem" Leslie Gilliams has become addicted to Vietnamese cuisine .

On her personal Instagram, the MasterChef America season 5 contestant posted a picture of the spices used to cook pho and asked: "To eat pho or not to eat pho, that is the question! If anyone has a delicious pho recipe they want to share, I'm listening."

'Beef stew, uncle?'

In the comments section, many enthusiastic fans left recipes and tips from choosing ingredients to pouring the broth into the bowl. In response, Leslie Gilliams promised that she would definitely cook a delicious bowl of pho in the future.

And true to his promise, after more than 10 days of "research", Leslie Gilliams successfully conquered pho. Immediately after, he posted the result on his personal page with an excited status.

"Finally I finished cooking pho, it was really delicious! I can't thank my fans enough for bringing me all the ingredients when I visited Vietnam. Thanks to that, I was able to cook this delicious pho at home" - the male chef wrote.

Vietnamese fans compete to "guess" the pho dish cooked by "Saint Liem" - Photo: IGNV

Despite proudly showing off each cooking step, Leslie Gilliams' final product left many Vietnamese audiences unaware, eager to "guess" the dish the American chef had just cooked.

"Is it beef stew, uncle?"; "It looks a bit like Nam Vang noodle soup"; "Those green lumps look like amaranth soup from afar"; "Wow, what are you cooking, everyone?"; "Galaxy broth, everyone?"; "It looks like beef noodle soup or crab noodle soup"; "I thought it was noodle soup"... - some comments.

Besides, there were also fans who eagerly expressed their desire to try the pho dish cooked by Leslie Gilliams, even "inviting" him to try cooking beef noodle soup and received a heart from the male chef.

Previously, on July 18, Leslie Gilliams had the opportunity to come to Ho Chi Minh City to interact with fans at the Hobby Horizon 2025 event.

On the first day of landing in Ho Chi Minh City, the contestant of Masterchef USA season 5 was given a cake with a salt shaker on top.

Leslie Gilliams and his wife in Hanoi at the end of July - Photo: IGNV

The MasterChef Vietnam program fanpage also shared the moment Leslie Gilliams was traveling on the streets of Vietnam and stopped in front of a lottery ticket booth, observing with curiosity.

After days in Ho Chi Minh City, the male chef and his wife continued to interact with Hanoi fans and experience drinking coffee on the train street.

"Goodbye Hanoi. Not enough time to stay in this beautiful city. We will be back!" - he wrote.

In Masterchef season 5, Leslie Gilliams is a contestant with a calm, sharp demeanor and outstanding cooking skills.

However, in the semi-finals, he was unexpectedly eliminated after being accused of "misusing salt instead of sugar" in the baking competition. Although the finished product was praised for its appearance, Leslie Gilliams still had to stop at the top 3 position.

Although he did not win the championship at Masterchef, Leslie Gilliams is still loved by Vietnamese audiences because of his strong passion for food, his approachable and friendly personality towards Vietnamese fans when he often shared videos about the program MasterChef USA , the Vietnamese dubbed version on Facebook.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/thanh-liem-leslie-gilliams-nau-pho-viet-nam-ma-thay-cu-sai-sai-20251014091740635.htm