We all appreciate the sweet/hot/salty/sour flavours of south-east Asian food. This was the first dish we ate on a tour of Hanoi that we did with a food blogger a few years ago.
We were shocked that a dish with such simple components could taste this good. You can also add beansprouts and cooked cold rice vermicelli to this salad if you want it to go further.
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