On 3/20/2021 3:52 PM, US Janet wrote:
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> The attached recipe from dsi
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> https://meatwave.com/recipes/grilled...t-heo-nuong-xa
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> calls for"Vietnamese fish sauce". I asked if there was much
> difference between Vietnamese fish sauce and a different one.
> I was contemplating making the recipe but only had one fish sauce
> commonly available in my area. With much effort I could probably find
> Vietnamese fish sauce.
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> In the context of fish sauce above, I believe it is the bottled stuff
> that is added to other typical ingredients to make a sauce used by the
> Vietnamese for fish.
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> Janet US
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In the context I doubt there is much difference between Vietnamese fish
sauce and Thai fish sauce or any other SE Asian fish sauce. I don't
know about specific brands but I would suggest you read ingredients
labels and see which has a bunch of added crap and what seems to be
actual fish sauce. And yes, fish sauce should be used very sparingly.
I remember the smell of naam plaa in cooking when we lived in Thailand.
Not always a pleasant scent, especially not with fish.

Jill