Condiment
Nuoc Mam
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Nuoc mam is Vietnamese fish sauce, often from Phu Quoc or Phan Thiet anchovies: can be richer and more rounded than some Thai bottles, the base of nuoc cham. Grade and island matter. A table sauce with lime, chilli, sugar. Nam pla will work in a pinch; the best nuoc mam is worth buying for dipping.
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Unit
Characteristics
Preparations
Nuoc ChamPhoTable
Traits
AmberDipping BaseIsland GradeLime Chilli SugarNot Just SaltPhu Quoc KinRoundedVietnamese
History
VN
Phu Quoc and Phan Thiet organised nuoc mam as a regional craft.
VN
Bottled nuoc mam was the Vietnamese table fish sauce.
Phu Quoc GI talk made origin a buying cue for nuoc mam.