Lynn from Fargo > wrote:

> Um, could you sort that out for me? nuoc mam is what i know as fish
> sauce. What are nuoc mau and nouc mam? And I always use "Brown Sauce"
> or "Bead Molasses" for "caramel color".

Uh, nouc mau is obvioucly. For nuoc mau, see:
http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/06/food/fo-kho6

And no, it's not just for color.

-sw