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Put the chicken in a resealable plastic bag with all but 1/4 cup of the marinade.Reserve the remaining marinade for the Vietnamese chicken salad.

Seal the bag and refrigerate the chicken for 3 hours.. Make the pickled vegetables.In a small saucepan, bring the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, and crushed red pepper to a boil.Transfer the brine to a large bowl and let cool to room temperature.

Add the carrots and daikon and cover to keep them submerged.Refrigerate the vegetables for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days..

Grill the chicken.

Remove the chicken from the marinade and pat dry.comes in the form of a nonalcoholic sugarcane syrup or as a liqueur, typically rum-based and low-proof.

The syrupy mixture is frequently flavored with lime and almond, and warming spices like ginger, clove, and allspice, similar in flavor to another tiki favorite,.Though the liqueur has tropical roots, in recent years, bartenders have been experimenting with falernum as a sweetening agent beyond rum and fruit juice drinks.. What makes the Spiced Pear Spritz work?.

In this light and refreshing spritz, falernum liqueur lends complex layers of savory baking spice undertones and a luxurious texture.Pear-flavored vodka, such as La Poire from Grey Goose, balances the warming spice notes of ginger and clove with fresh Anjou pear flavors.