Xôi gấc, lunch at FS

We were supposed to have lunch out today but got caught up in a last minute rush of things. (Sorry Perrin!) Fortunately and unexpectedly we had a surprise visitor bearing homemade xôi gấc and some fresh chã lưạ. Phew, saved from a boring ordered-in lunch! Xôi gấc is glutinous rice made with the meat of a "momordica cochinensis" fruit, I suppose not commonly available here since I don't even recognize any of the common names for it. The fruit gives the rice its unique reddish coloring. It's normally made for special occasions like weddings and celebrations but a chilly Monday in November seems like a great occasion for some xôi gấc.