Glutinous rice is used very popularly in Vietnamese cooking. In festive events, dishes made from glutinous rice are indispensable. There are a large variety of glutinous rice dishes in Vietnam, most of them are inexpensive. Glutinous rice foods are all-time favorite choice for breakfast as well.  Adults and children all like them a lot. Having just a small bowl of glutious rice for early breakfast can keep your stomach full and your mind awake until noon without feeling any fatigue. 

This is just one of many kinds of glutinuous rice dishes made with dried pork sausage – or lap cheong in Cantonese. Lap cheong is a Chinese specialty, but now it is used in quite a number of Vietnamese food. In Vietnam, there are some varieties of this sole dish. This time I made the simplest one of all. 

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Sambal adds the spicy flavor to these thin slices of beef. I am not a fan of spicy food, however, this dish did make me feel palatable. Again, as usual, when making spicy food of other Asian cuisine such as Indian, Malay, Thai or Indonesian, I will reduce the amount of spicy ingredients, otherwise I will not find the food delicious at all. When the spicy taste is too overwhelming, I hardly eat anything at all and only drink water

Serving this spicy beef with steamed rice on cool days is great.

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