vietnamese salad rules

I have to warn you that this post consists of animal parts that is not too frequently consumed in this part of the world. You can stop here if you are only chops and fillet eater.

OKAY. You are still here :-). My Saturday routine usually starts with the local farmer's market but I gave my routine a break this week. Since I am not going to farmer's market, I can sleep in late. That's a good start for me. I got up and did some running around and went to the vietnamese grocery store in town. They have tons of fresh asian vegetables, but some items can be a little pricey. Anyway, I picked up a week of vegetables and since I am running on an empty stomach, I picked up some ready made salad and noodle rolls. Noodle rolls are common but the salad is a little interesting. Its jicama/carrot/shrimp/pig's ear salad with fish sauce dressing!


Pig ears are actually quite tasteless. Its the gelatinous and crunchy texture that is so good and nope, its not hairy at all.