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Yam Woon Sen

Name: Yam Woon Sen
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 80g Glass Noodles; 150g Shrimp; 100g Ground Pork; 2 tbsp Lime juice; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 1 Chili pepper; 1 Celery; 1/4 Red Onion; To taste Cilantro; 1 tsp Sugar

Side Dish

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Glass noodles, shrimp, and ground pork tossed in a spicy-sour dressing — a classic Thai salad.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Yam woon sen means 'tossed (yam) glass noodles (woon sen)' in Thai and is one of the iconic yam salads of Thai cuisine. Boiled glass noodles, shrimp, ground pork, and herbs are tossed in a dressing where lime's sourness, chili's heat, fish sauce's saltiness, and sugar's sweetness come together — a dish to enjoy Thai cooking's balance of sour, spicy, and sweet.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A refreshing dish for the hot season, it's a staple starter and drinking snack at Thai eateries.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Glass Noodles 80g
Shrimp 150g
Ground Pork 100g
Lime juice 2 tbsp
Fish sauce 2 tbsp
Chili pepper 1
Celery 1
Red Onion 1/4
Cilantro To taste
Sugar 1 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Soak the glass noodles in lukewarm water and cut into manageable lengths.
Cook the shrimp and ground pork briefly in boiling water.
Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chopped chili for the dressing.
Toss the noodles, shrimp, ground pork, celery, and red onion together.
Scatter with cilantro.

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