Before Laux even started her company, friends were begging for jars of her Chrouk Metae.
With a name that means "fermented chili" in Cambodian, the all-purpose condiment makes a great alternative for chili-garlic sauce.
Made without artificial preservatives or other fillers, this award-winning Cambodian hot sauce is pure flavor, featuring not only red chili peppers but also pungent garlic; salty, umami-packed fish sauce; vinegar; and sugar for a complex and balanced condiment. Its moderate heat level and subtle sweetness make it incredibly versatile. Its moderate heat level and subtle sweetness make it incredibly versatile.
With a name that means "fermented chili" in Cambodian, the all-purpose condiment makes a great alternative for chili-garlic sauce.
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Serve as a hot sauce alongside girlled meats, fish and vegetables or as an accompaniment to fried rice or noodles. Or whisk it together with lime juice, grapeseed oil and sugar to taste to dress thin-sliced cucumbers, radishes, bean sprouts or even tomato.
A Cambodian refugee, Channy Laux started Angkor Food in 2010 to honor the memory of her mother, who fled to the United States with Laux and her three siblings during the Khmer Rouge's regime. The chef's award-winning company, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is our favorite source of authentic Southeast Asian ingredients.
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