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The Sticky Rice Spot got its start as a roving food vendor in 2018, appearing at events and local markets under a pop-up tent. It was a side project for owner Andrew Singo, who launched the itinerant eatery to bring more awareness to and increase representation of Southeast Asian cuisine in San Diego.
Using recipes from he and his fiancée’s families, drawing from their Laotian and Cambodian heritage, they began with a simple menu of street food — Khmer beef sticks, homemade meatball skewers, egg rolls, and papaya salad.
Though he’d like to transition into a brick-and-mortar someday, the prohibitive costs associated with opening a restaurant prompted them to first upgrade to a food truck.
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![a sandwich sitting on top of a hot dog on a bun: The new year will be a busy one for the Golden Arches. While 2020 marked McDonald's sixth consecutive year of growth in the U.S., there's still a lot of work to do to bounce back from the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the chain announced in its fourth quarter earnings call.According to CEO Chris Kempczinski, the fast-food giant will double-down on digital sales, as well as its delivery and drive-thru operations, which has yielded significant business during the pandemic."[Digital, delivery, and drive-thru sales] were the difference-maker when the pandemic hit and are at the heart of our combined efforts to creating a faster, easier, better customer experience," Kempczinski said.McDonald's also has a major expansion planned, with some 1,300 new restaurants slated to open worldwide by the end of the year. About 500 of those locations will be in the U.S.In regards to its menu, the fast-food powerhouse reiterated what we've all suspected by its recent moves—they're going all in on chicken."Developing a reputation for great chicken represents one of our highest ambitions," Kempczinski said, adding that the company planned to build on the popularity of core offerings like Chicken McNuggets and McChicken sandwiches with new releases coming as soon as February.Without further ado, here are all of the new menu items that McDonald's has announced (so far) for 2021. And for more, don't miss the 100 Unhealthiest Foods on the Planet.Read the original article on Eat This, Not That!](https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/southeast-asian-food-truck-spotlights-specialities-of-laos-and-cambodia/{"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"59","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1dbCcS.img?h=586&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"46","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1dbCcS.img?h=458&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"46","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BB1dbCcS.img?h=458&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}})
Having quit his full-time job to focus on The Sticky Rice Spot, Ringo and the truck are currently stationed at 1619 G Street in the East Village, parked at the ARCO gas station from noon to 7 p.m. It’s also part of the Miguelitos Food Court on Saturdays in Chula Vista, along with several other food trucks including Lia’s Lumpia, and continues to post up on Sundays at the Lane Field Park Market. In addition to walk-up service, the truck also offers call-in or text ordering and delivery through third-party sites.
The menu now includes banh mi as well as Lao and Khmer specialties, including Cambodian lemongrass chicken stir-fry and sticky rice with Lao beef jerky and spicy chili sauce. Ringo told Eater that he’s also planning to add traditional soups and noodles.
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Sticky rice with Lao beef jerky
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Papaya salad
