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On saturday I went to the Nash Market together with my sister. The Nash Market (also known as Naschmarkt) is the biggest market for fresh food in Vienna. It consists of a lot of smaller and larger stands, some mobile, some fixed. Food from all over the world is sold, including many different tropic origins. There is a big thai-style shop somewhere in the middle of the Nash Market. They have the typical devilishly hot small green “bird chilis” that are great for making original sambal. What you need is

• a handful of the green chilis. They have to be fresh, not dried.
• garlic. Chinese garlic is best, because it’s not so pungent.
• sesame seeds,
• soy sauce, of the sweet and viscous kind (go for “sambal manis” and check the viscousity by shaking the bottle).

Then proceed by crushing the chilis, slicing the garlic and add the sesame seeds and (plenty of) soy sauce. Then  let steep for an hour or so and use in low quantity to spice up the food. You can also use it as dip. But handle with care, it’s savagely spicy.