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One of the most popular condiments in Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines) is sambal. Basically sambal is sauce made from chili as the main ingredients. Additional ingredients for making sambal are onion, tomato, lime/lemon, galanggal, shrimp paste, lemon grass, garlic, etc

Tom yum goong or tom yum kung is identical with Thailand. We could not think about Thailand without imagining a bowl of steaming hot and spicy tom yum goong. This soup as it's name hot and spicy, is characterized by sour, hot, spicy with a very generous aromatic herbs added such as galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice and of course hot chili pepper.

Hot and sour soup is a traditional soup from Sichuan, China province. This soup commonly made from meat based stock, lily bud, wood fungus, tofu, bamboo shoots, chili and vinegar. American Chinese version of hot and sour soup simplify the ingredients to tofu, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, vinegar and egg and thicker than Chinese version.

During hot summer day, cooking is less favorable since heat from the oven or stove is like a torture and heat up the entire house, outdoor cooking especially grilling and barbecuing is a perfect getaway from the kitchen. Quick ,easy and spicy cooking is my favorite summer cooking preference