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Cooking & Baking

elleng

(141,164 posts)

1. BRUNCH!!! Lemongrass Seafood Bun Cha

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:36 AM

Oct 8

The centerpiece of Chef Phet’s Vietnamese-inspired bowl is a juicy fish patty—shrimp and salmon seasoned with lemongrass and a punchy mix of umami-rich sauces. But what surrounds it is just as compelling: tangy pickled carrots and cucumbers, ribbons of shredded kale, a flurry of fresh cilantro and Thai basil, and golden-fried shallots. It all comes together over springy rice vermicelli, ready to soak up the sweet-and-sour brightness of a carrot-studded Nước Mắm sauce. (Doesn't sound much like breakfast, but I'll sleep late anyway. Will order breakfast items for following weeks.)

TEA, I think!!! Earl Grey, but would be good to have it with Lapsang souchang; just read that Twining's is substituting.