“The Aulacese (Vietnamese) people like it a lot. Immediately after the harvest, this kind of sticky rice was still tender and fresh. It’s not dry, like what you saw in the packet. It still has the hull around it and it’s green. Some are a little greenish, some a little golden. And they would roast it over the fire with a wok. Yes, and then they thrashed it to make it flat. Now, of course they separated the hull already. And you just eat it like that. Oh, it’s so fragrant! The aroma is incredible. It’s new rice like that. […] And you just eat it with your hand, one handful after another. You don’t want to stop eating. It’s really incredible. The aroma is out of imagination.”
“I like to have meals with candles. Looks nice, no? (Very nice.) (Master, would You like some tea?) Sure, sure, please. In Chinese, you don’t turn the tip of the teapot toward any person. It means not very polite. It means you want to get rid of that person. (Oh!) Oh, the jasmine tea is really nice. (Yes, it is.) It goes well with this. (Yes.) The sweetness of the sticky rice and co., sticky rice and co.”
