Vietnamese Lemongrass Grilled Pork Belly Salad

The famous Vietnamese dish that we simply sometimes call Bo Bun has many variations. Bò bún actually means ‘rice noodles with beef’. In the succulent version, I replaced the beef with pork belly which I grill in the oven after leaving it overnight in a lemongrass marinade. I also put homemade crispy spring rolls in the recipe. In Vietnamese we would call this dish ‘Bún Thịt Nướng Cha Gio '.

Each guest adds some spring roll sauce, then mixes his bowl. The dish is eaten cold or warm. It is the wide variety of scents and textures that gives this bowl its appeal and makes it so cheerful. Bon appétit.