Thai · salad

Yum Woon Sen (Glass Noodle Salad)

Name: Yum Woon Sen (Glass Noodle Salad)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 6 oz glass noodles; 8 oz ground pork; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp dried shrimp; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 2 Thai chilies, minced; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro; 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed

Yum Woon Sen (Glass Noodle Salad) reads umami 6.4, funk & ferment 6.0 and salinity 5.4 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Thai salad, about 20 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.1 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.7 / 10
Sour & Bright — 6.9 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 0.9 / 10
Rich & Fat — 3.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.6 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 6.4 · Funk & Ferment 6.0 · Salinity 5.4 · Sourness 5.3 · Citrus 5.2 · Marine & Briny 5.0 · Sweetness 4.1 · Heat 3.2 · Richness 3.1 · Herbaceous 2.9 · Nutty 2.8 · Allium 1.9 · Fruity 1.8 · Earthy 0.8 · Floral 0.7

What's in it (12)

6 oz glass noodles
8 oz ground pork
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tbsp dried shrimp
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp palm sugar
2 Thai chilies, minced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
2 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed

Time & effort: about 20 min (15 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 134.4 kcal, 6.6 g protein, 4.1 g fat, 18.1 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (4 steps)

Soak and briefly cook glass noodles, then drain and cool.
Cook ground pork or shrimp through and cool.
Toss noodles, meat, tomatoes, celery, and red onion with a dressing of fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar, adjusting for sour-salty-sweet balance.
Garnish with dried shrimp, cilantro, and crushed peanuts.

Dishes with a similar flavor shape

Pad Thai — Thai
Dale Taldes Slippery Lemongrass Pork Noodles — Thai
Bun Bo Nam Bo (Southern Beef Noodle Salad) — Vietnamese
Vietnamese Turmeric Fish with Dill (Cha Ca) — Vietnamese
Goi Ga (Chicken Salad) — Vietnamese

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.