Vietnam Va Va Voom!

 

I got this hot chilli sauce as a gift from my boss and friend, Justine Drake, when she got back home from Nam. She found it in some obscure little village somewhere in Vietnam where it was made in a hut by the same family for hundreds years (or at least that’s what I like to think). The best way to describe it, is that it's a little like the Malaysian sambal Bajek, a sweet, salty, slightly smoky, caramelized onion chili like paste. Oh, and hot as hell. I love it on pretty much anything Asian: added to Thai curries, stirred through noodles or simply added to stir fries for a little voomah. And the packaging is pretty cool too, hey?