Am making pork buns tomorrow as a main (I know they're usually not). What would be a good side to serve?

Chicken nuggets with Worcestershire/peanut butter sauce! What else would you serve with a main dish of pork buns? :)

This is a favorite: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017752-asian-red-cabbage-and-walnut-salad and it would be terrific with those delicious pork buns. But don't skip the cucumbers. They will be great too.

Thanks, everyone!

It's such a meal in itself that I would hesitate serving anything with it. It's sort of like asking what to serve with a BLT. Rice would be way too starchy for my taste. Oooo...how about a quick cucumber kim chee? I have a recipe somewhere. I'll come back with it if I find it.

I would do an Asian-style slaw with shredded Napa cabbage, grated carrots, a dressing of tamari, rice (or Chinese black) vinegar, peanut oil, garlic, ginger, chili flake, maybe a squeeze of lime? And top it with toasted sesame seeds. Fresh, bright and crunchy to contrast the soft rich porky buns.

Why not serve another Momofuku dish like fried Brussels sprouts with fish sauce?

Yes, cucumbers as a side would be too much cucumber. How about some sort of Asian slaw? Or the green beans LBF mentioned.

Steamed (Food52's Momofuku pork buns) with pork belly. I'm putting cucumber in them, according to the recipe. Think cucumbers as a side would be too much? I like the fried rice with edamame!

which pork buns:baked, steamed, wonder bread 'sandwich' w/ pork filling? I guess whichever one it is, they are all somewhat rich, though not really heavy. Were it me, I would make a crunchy green beans side and /or spicy cucumber coins (Barbara Tropp recipe) and maybe fried rice with edamame etc.