I started with what I thought would be a small appetizer. Turns out this portion was extremely filling. I ordered the New Nuong because there was one ingredient that caught my eye – lemongrass. The nem nuong dish is homemade pork and lemongrass meatballs served with lettuce and herbs to wrap and dip and a side of peanut sauce. As I’m typing this, I realize I ate them wrong lol. I never wrapped them in the lettuce or used the mint. I only dipped them in the peanut sauce. Perhaps it would have had an effect on the flavor, perhaps not. What I was really missing was the lemongrass flavor. I kept waiting for it to hit me and it never did. The meatballs were fried and were a little dry for my liking but that’s the chance you run with pork I suppose. The peanut sauce was amazing, it has a slight sweetness to it that complemented the peanut flavor very well. If you are wondering should you order this or would I order it again…well yes. They weren’t horrible just lacking on the lemongrass flavor a bit and slightly dry. As a home cook, I understand that each batch will turn out slightly different so next time they could be really moist and full of lemongrass flavor.
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Photo : Carlina Moreland