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Dares to cook and eat Vietnamese-style with starter of rice, then a change of course (4,5)

KHO R in DARES*

Kho is a traditional Vietnamese cooking technique

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Contender dares to cook and eat Vietnamese-style with starter of rice, (4,5)

KHO R in DARES*