The Bun Cha is served with a basket of ingredients with a bowl of specially concocted fish sauce. The basket is filled with thick rice vermicelli, pork patties, bean sprouts, cucumber and mint leaves. Pick up a bit of everything and dip it in the sauce before slurping it up, just like Japanese tsukemen! The crunchy vegetables provided a refreshing bite to it while the sauce added a sweet and tangy kick. The sauce is made with pork belly, pickled carrots and pickled papaya to enhance its flavor. With such strong ingredients coming together, the taste was surprisingly rather light-tasting. Personally, I could do with a more bold tasting dip.

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