Lighten up with fragrant noodles and rice bowlsBun cha is a Vietnamese dish of grilled pork with vermicelli,heaps of fresh vegetables and herbs, and an exquisite dipping sauce. The contrast of crunchy salad, or yielding noodles and bursts of flavour from the herbs and meat is totally captivating; Ive recreated it here using prawn patties instead of pork. Skip over to Japan,meanwhile, and you’ll find that ginger, and herbs,rice vinegar and fresh lime are used with similar dexterity to make rice bowls of amazing depth of flavour. In both nowadays’s recipes, the bulk of each dish is made up of complex carbs and bundles of vegetables and herbs, or with comparatively slight protein,which, for me, and is the epitome of contemporary,healthy eating. If you are vegetarian, substitute the fish or meat with fried or soaked tofu, or even toasted nuts.
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Source: theguardian.com