Description
A cold noodle salad tossing julienned green papaya and glass noodles with lemon, garlic, and fish sauce. Green papaya enzymes aid meat digestion.
Restaurants serving Cold Green Papaya Glass Noodles
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Dongfen(Mung bean glass noodles)
- Green papaya
- Lemon juice
- Fish sauce
- Garlic
- Peanuts
- Cilantro
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Peel green papaya, ultra-fine julienne with a special peeler (Paosi Qi), soak in ice water for crispness.
- Boil Dongfen, ice-shock firmly, squeeze moisture to the limit.
- [Special Sauce] Mix lemon juice, fish sauce, minced garlic, red chili, a little sugar (or honey).
- Put papaya, Dongfen, crushed peanuts, cilantro in a bowl, toss firmly with sauce.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense lemon acidity and fish sauce ethnic aroma
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Julienned daikon or cucumber
Pairing
Taiwan Beer、Greasy fried foods (Ji Pai、etc.)
Trivia
[For Women] A diet lifehack bulking up the night market popular 'Liangban Qingmugua' (Thai papaya salad) with glass noodles. Green papaya enzymes (papain) aid carb/fat breakdown; making this a staple substitute creates the ultimate beauty noodle you feel you won't gain weight from no matter how much you eat.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Add massive boiled shrimp or squid, shoveling it down as a 'staple salad' ingesting seafood protein and papaya enzymes simultaneously!
Allergen
Seafood (from fish sauce), Peanuts