Homemade Vietnamese "Bun"

After visiting many Vietnamese restaurants I have found a great dish known as "bun". It is like a salad with noodles and meat. I liked it so much I tried making it for myself.

Restaurant

Ingredients:
1 package of rice vermicelli noodles
1 cucumber
1 carrot
Handful of crushed peanuts
Lettuce
Hoisin sauce
Fish sauce
Some sort of meat

Steps:
1. Boil a pot of water to cook the noodles, and follow the directions on the bag.
2. Cut up the lettuce to make a salad and place in a serving bowl with the finished noodles.
3. Add on julienned carrot and cucumber with the peanuts.
4. Place your choice of cooked meat on top and serve with a side of fish sauce and hoison.

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