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Bun Bowl (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

OP, that is one beautifully assembled bowl. I am strongly of the opinion that bún thịt nướng is one of THE perfect foods: hot, cold, sweet, salty, sour, savory, spicy, bitter, crunchy, crispy, chewy, creamy(ish, depending how much nước chấm you use and how much is left at the bottom). There are not a lot of recipes that fire on all cylinders like that.

More abstractly, I found that expanding the flavor gamut to include more of the above takes my recipes from "yeah, that's decent" to "POW!"

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I finally have words i can use to describe it. Yes it is the PERFECT food. Though this picture was from last year, today i wouldnt put meat on it because im vegetarian

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I have an intolerance for unfermented soy, but my mother's deep-fried fried lemongrass tofu in bún? Don't care. I gladly take the consequences for enjoying that bowl. :D And that's another beautiful thing about bún: swap out ingredients, use leftovers, go with what's seasonally available.

    I recently only had wide ho fun noodles available. That was a pleasant variation with an enjoyable tooth to the noodles. I wouldn't necessarily seek it out, but it was a fun experiment in using what I had at hand.

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    • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    God I can't wait to get back to Hanoi.

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    [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    What did that poor Bun Bun do to you?

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Looks amazing!

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