Banana Blossom Salad with Tofu Skin: Goi Bap Chuoi Tau Hu Ky

Name: Banana Blossom Salad with Tofu Skin: Goi Bap Chuoi Tau Hu Ky
Ingredients: 1 bird's eye chile, finely sliced; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3 tablespoons warm water; 3 teaspoons pineapple juice; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 banana blossom; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; Vegetable oil, for deep frying; 9 ounces/250 g potato starch; 1 sheet tofu skin, sliced into 3/4-inch/2 cm lengths; 1 handful bean sprouts, roots plucked; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon fried Asian shallots; 1 handful plucked Vietnamese mint leaves; 1 long chile, julienned