Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO

Vietnam Bun Salad


Vietnam Café

Vietnam Bun Salad

Vietnam Café
3934 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, Kansas, 66103
(913) 262-8552
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A one-bowl marvel of texture and temperature, this Vietnamese salad hits every note. Tender rice vermicelli forms a silky base laced with lettuce and cucumber so crisp they practically snap. Then comes the staccatos of mint—bright, sharp, and just a touch cooling—before the perfect pickled carrot and daikon slide in with their tangy crunch. It’s that particular pickle that gives the whole bowl its signature punctuation, like the right cymbal crash in a jazz trio. Add in a scatter of crushed peanuts for richness and bite, and then douse it all in the house spicy fish sauce—fiery, funky, and balanced with just enough sweetness to keep you coming back. It’s fresh. It’s refreshing. And it delivers just the right amount of spiciness. A bowl built for balance, with flavor layered like a composed chord.

DISHED UP BY...

Brad Blankenship

Brad Blankenship is a retired integrative medicine doctor who has resided in Nashville for over 50 years. He, along with his wife Lulu Burns-Keller travel the US in search of new flavors. Together, they write, photograph and review for Beyondish in the Nashville area and beyond.

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