Nuoc Cham (Dipping Sauce)
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The Golden Ratio of Sweet, Sour, and Spicy! Essential all-purpose sauce for fresh spring rolls and bineseo
Description
The quintessential Vietnamese sweet, sour, salty, and spicy dipping sauce made by diluting fish sauce with water, sugar, lime, garlic, and chili.
Classification: Dipping Sauce
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How to use
Ingredients
- Fish sauce
- Sugar
- Water
- Lemon juice
- Garlic
- Red chili
Instructions
- Dissolve sugar in warm water.
- Add fish sauce and lime juice.
- Mix in minced garlic and red chili.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Garlic、Red chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Nampla, Sugar, Lemon juice, Sweet chili sauce
Pairing
Fresh Spring Rolls / Banh Xeo
Trivia
The sauce that best represents 'mom's cooking' in any home/eatery. Northern is saltier, Southern is sweeter.
Eating tips & etiquette
Dip fried spring rolls or Banh Xeo heavily into it. Since it's diluted, the trick is to soak the food like you're washing it.
Allergen
Fish