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  Fish Sauce - How it is Made
Called "nam bplah" in Thai, or literally "fish water," genuine fish sauce is the water, or juice, in the flesh of fish that is extracted in the process of prolonged salting and fermentation.
Finally, the fish remains are boiled with salt water, then strained out and discarded, to produce the lowest grade fish sauce; or they may be added to other fish remains from the first fermentation in the process of making second-grade sauce.
Their inclusion suggests that the sauce is made through the process of hydrolysis, whereby a catalyst (sometimes from chemical sources) is added to hasten fermentation, allowing the company to produce large quantities of the product in shorter periods of time than would be required in natural fermentation.
www.thaifoodandtravel.com /features/fishsauce1.html   (1402 words)

  
  Fish sauce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fish sauce is a condiment derived from fish that have been allowed to ferment.
Some fish sauces are made from raw fish, others from dried fish, some from only a single species; others from whatever is dredged up in the net, including some shellfish; some from whole fish, others from only the blood or viscera.
Asian fish sauce is often made from anchovies, salt and water, and is often used in moderation because it is intensely flavoured.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fish_sauce   (636 words)

  
 Sauce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In cooking, a sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food.
Sauces may be prepared sauces, such as soy sauce, which are usually bought, not made, by the cook; or cooked sauces, such as Béchamel sauce, which are generally made just before serving.
Such sauces, including applesauce and cranberry sauce, are often eaten with specific other foods (apple sauce with pork or ham; cranberry sauce with poultry) or served as desserts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sauce   (634 words)

  
 Fish sauce - Definition, explanation
Some fish sauces are made from raw fish, others from dried fish, some from only a single species; others from whatever is dredged up in the net, including some shellfish; some from whole fish, others from only the blood or viscera.
Asian fish sauce is often made from anchovies, salt and water, and it needs to be used in moderation because it is intensely flavoured.
Fish fillets and scallops in a lemon and peppercorn sauce.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fi/fish_sauce.php   (758 words)

  
 Fish Sauce -- Asian fish sauce
Some fish sauces are made from raw fish, others from dried fish, some from only a single
Asian fish sauce is made from anchovies, salt and water, and it needs to be used in moderation because it is intensely flavoured.
Fish Sauce - How it is Made (http://www.thaifoodandtravel.com/features/fishsauce1.html), by Kasma Loha-unchit, a Thai cooking instructor and author living in the U.S. Culinary News
www.edinformatics.com /culinaryarts/food_encyclopedia/fish_sauce.htm   (379 words)

  
 Fish Sauce - Glossary - Hormel Foods
Fish Sauce has a sharp, salty taste with a strong aroma that is used as a seasoning or condiment to enhance the flavor of various foods.
The traditional Fish Sauce is known as nuoc nam in Vietnam, patis in the Philippines, nam pla in Thailand, and shottsuru in Japan.
Fish Sauce is generally not served separately as a topping sauce or seasoning due to its overpowering flavor.
www.hormel.com /kitchen/glossary.asp?id=33303&catitemid=   (410 words)

  
 PICHAI FISH-SAUCE CO.,LTD.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
ish sauce is a liquid sauce derived from the fish fermented with salt.
Fish sauce is done by the fisherman throughout the Asian countries.
Fish sauce is native seasoning sauce of Thailand and commonly used by all Thai people.
www.pichaifishsauce.com /oldweb/fishsauce.html   (561 words)

  
 Fish Sauce Recipe - YumYum.com
"Fish sauce is to Vietnamese cooking whet salt is to Western and soy sauce to Chinese cooking.
When fish sauce manufactured in Vietnam is not available, that of Thailand or Hong Kong is quite acceptable.
FISH SAUCE 2 This is from "The Foods of Vietnam" by Nicole Routhier.
yumyum.com /recipe.htm?ID=14724   (693 words)

  
 Thai Fish Sauce, Nam Plah, Oyster | Thai Sauce | Temple of Thai
This type of soy sauce is saltier in taste than Thai dark soy sauce and is used in recipes for stir fries, marinades, and dipping sauces.
Plum Sauce is a golden yellow condiment served as dipping sauce with fried food such as fried tofu, fried chicken, egg rolls.
Thai Chili Sauce, (prik sriracha in Thai), is not to be confused with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce.
www.templeofthai.com /food/sauces   (925 words)

  
 Fish Sauce Recipes Index
In these fish sauce recipes, I'm going to give you recipes for sauces, stuffings and dressings that can be served with seafood.
Fish is very versatile and tasty on its own, but sometimes, the flavour and experience can be enhanced with the addition of a sauce.
This sauce uses the aioli with the cooking liqour from fish or shellfish poached in wine - delicious.
www.find-a-seafood-recipe.com /fish-sauce-recipes.html   (630 words)

  
 Fish Sauce (Nuoc Mam) Recipe
Be sure to inform us if you have any valuable addition to fish sauce (nuoc mam) recipe.
Fish sauce is to Vietnamese cooking what salt is to Western and soy
barrels, the manufacture of fish sauce is a major industry.
www.getallrecipes.com /recipe/asian_&_pacific_island/vietnamese/na/21797/fish_sauce__nuoc_mam_.html   (260 words)

  
 Clay's Kitchen : Clay's Kitchen
Fish sauce is used like salt in western cooking or soy sauce in Chinese cooking, and good-quality fish sauce imparts a distinct aroma and flavor all its own.
Fish sauce is called "nam pla" in Thailand, "nuoc mam" in Vietnam, "patis" in the Philippines, "shottsuru" in Japan, "ngan-pya-ye" in Burma, "tuk trey" in Cambodia, "nam pa" in Laos, and "yeesui" in China.
As soon as fishing boats return with their catch, the fish are rinsed and drained, then mixed with sea salt -- two to three parts fish to one part salt by weight.
www.panix.com /~clay/cookbook/bin/show_ingredient.cgi?fish-sauce   (1380 words)

  
 Fish Sauce Flavors Food
fish sauce), whereas the Vietnamese equivalent, called "nuoc cham," dilutes fish sauce with an equal amount of water and to this mixture is added vinegar, lime juice, sugar and a touch of crushed chile (see recipe).
For instance, an intensely hot-and-sour mixture made with undiluted fish sauce with lime juice, plenty of crushed chiles and garlic, and a little sugar, is preferred as a salad dressing (see recipe), especially for seafood salads.
In my kitchen, fish sauce is used liberally in the place of salt to flavor all sorts of dishes - appetizers, snacks, soups, salads, curries, noodles, and all manner of stir-fried dishes.
www.thaifoodandtravel.com /features/fishsauce2.html   (713 words)

  
 Fish Sauce -- ThaiTable.com
Fish sauce is made from small fish and salt fermented for a long time.
Fish sauce is not new, it was very popular in around the Medeterranian in Roman times.
I once heard a report that the fishermen of Galilee were catching fish to be made into fish sauce.
www.thaitable.com /Thai/Ingredients/fish_sauce.htm   (447 words)

  
 Fish Sauce, Sweet Chili Sauce, Oyster Sauce - Thai Food Recipes, Thai Cookbooks, & Thai Asian Cooking Articles
This thick, brown, soy-based sauce is flavored with oyster juice, salt and caramel, and is thickened with cornstarch.
It is thicker than soy sauce and fish sauce, but lighter in color.
This light soy sauce can be replace fish sauce which is perfectly for vegetarian.
www.bangkokcooking.com /sauces.php   (265 words)

  
 Meat And Fish Sauce Recipes, classic American culinary arts recipes and techniques, such as Meat And Fish Sauce Recipes
Meat And Fish Sauce Recipes, classic American culinary arts recipes and techniques, such as Meat And Fish Sauce Recipes
Meat And Fish Sauce Recipes, part of the classic American culinary arts.
Pieces such as Meat And Fish Sauce Recipes are classics from nineteenth century America, with old-fashioned ingredients, cooking techniques, and cooking utensils.
www.classic-culinary-arts.com /meat_and_fish_sauce_recipes/meat_and_fish_sauce_recipes.shtml   (88 words)

  
 Hotelslink.net - Thai Food
A typical meal might include a clear soup (perhaps bitter melons stuffed with minced pork), a steamed dish (mussels in curry sauce), a fried dish (fish with ginger), a hot salad (beef slices on a bed of lettuce, onions, chillies, mint and lemon juice) and a variety of sauces into which food is dipped.
Combinations of such ingredients should be wrapped in fresh lettuce leaves and laced with a sweet-salty sauce made from fish sauce, sugar, dried shrimps and lime juice.
Season with fish sauce and garnish with kaffir lime leaves, basil or balsom leaves.
www.hotelslink.net /thailand/thai-food.php   (1239 words)

  
 Mary Nguyen Vietnamese Fish Sauce
Fish sauce is a condiment derived from fish that have been allowed to ferment.
To make their traditional sauce, islanders ferment anchovies for a year in large wooden vats in dark warehouses, a technique that is said to yield a rich, golden liquid with pungent flavor and degree far superior to rivals from the Vietnamese mainland, where fermentation periods are usually shorter, and other Southeast Asian nations.
To make their traditional sauce, islanders ferment anchovies for a year in massive wooden vats in dark warehouses, a technique that is said to yield a rich, golden liquid with pungent flavour and nuances far superior to rivals from the Vietnamese mainland, where fermentation periods are usually shorter.
www.american.edu /TED/vietnam-fish-sauce.htm   (5511 words)

  
 Tigers & Strawberries » Don’t Fear the Fish Sauce
The dressing is fish sauce and lime juice, though I have had it with sugar added to it, though I prefer the flavor without the sweetness.
He is a fat, happy little guy, holding a bottle of fish sauce in one hand and giving a thumb-up sign with the other while grinning like a big ole ‘possum.
Salt is one dimensional, whereas fish sauce and its distant relative, soy sauce, add flavors and aromas beyond saltiness.
www.tigersandstrawberries.com /2005/09/05/dont-fear-the-fish-sauce   (3153 words)

  
 Fish Sauce
Fish sauce is to Vietnamese cooking what salt is to Western and soy sauce to Chinese cooking.
Fish sauce is used as a condiment and flavoring.
One interesting characteristic of fish sauce is that it loses its fishy odor once it is mixed in with other ingredients.
www.tuvy.com /Countries/vietnamese/culture/fish_sauce.htm   (225 words)

  
 Sauce Magazine • Capture True South Asian Flavor with Fish Sauce
The manufacturing of fish sauce is a major industry and most factories are located along the coast to assure the freshness of the fish to be processed.
Mostly used as a dipping sauce, fish sauce is made by layering fresh anchovies and salt in huge wooden barrels and allowing it to ferment for several months.
Fine Shrimp sauce known as kapee in Thailand is left to ferment and dry in the sun instead of crocks or barrels, and Barbecue sauce is made of dried fish, shrimp, garlic, peanuts and spices.
www.saucemagazine.com /article/5/35   (894 words)

  
 Kitchen Dictionary: fish sauce
Fish sauce can be various mixtures based on the liquid from salted, fermented fish.
Asian fish sauce is generally made from anchovies, salt and water, and should be used in moderation because of it's intense flavor.
This fish sauce is relatively expensive and preferred for table use.
www.recipezaar.com /library/getentry.zsp?id=27   (155 words)

  
 Iron absorption from fish sauce and soy sauce fortified with sodium iron EDTA -- Fidler et al. 78 (2): 274 -- American ...
Iron absorption from fish sauce and soy sauce fortified with sodium iron EDTA -- Fidler et al.
fish sauce and soy sauce, and to evaluate the influence of fish
fish sauce did not affect iron absorption significantly.
www.ajcn.org /cgi/content/abstract/78/2/274   (427 words)

  
 Fish Sauce Recipe - YumYum.com
"Fish sauce is to Vietnamese cooking whet salt is to Western and soy sauce to Chinese cooking.
When fish sauce manufactured in Vietnam is not available, that of Thailand or Hong Kong is quite acceptable.
FISH SAUCE 2 This is from "The Foods of Vietnam" by Nicole Routhier.
www.yumyum.com /recipe.htm?ID=14724   (693 words)

  
 Orangette: On fame, funk, and fish sauce
It may not sound or smell so appetizing, but fish sauce, also known in Thailand as nam pla and in Vietnam as nuoc mam, is the cornerstone of the intensely delicious cuisines of Southeast Asia.
Fish sauce is high in umami, one of the five basic tastes recognized by the human tongue, along with saltiness, sourness, sweetness, and bitterness.
Fish sauce adds depth, complexity, and an appealing funkiness to dishes, and when teamed and tempered with the right partners, it’s alarmingly difficult to stop eating.
orangette.blogspot.com /2005/06/on-fame-funk-and-fish-sauce.html   (3235 words)

  
 TKSaucesAndPastes   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fish sauce is the essential savory flavor in all traditional Thai cuisine.
Although this delicious sauce is made with chilies, it is not spicy hot.
Serve it Thai-style as a dipping sauce with grilled meats, seafood or vegetables, or toss it with noodles, add it to marinades or use it to dress a bowl of crisp greens for an irresistible salad.
p2.hostingprod.com /@thaikitchen.com/saucespastes.html   (695 words)

  
 Early Roman shipwreck carried fish sauce - Boston.com
Its cargo of an estimated 1,500 well-preserved clay amphoras was used in this case to hold fish sauce -- a prized condiment for wealthy Romans, he said.
The fish sauce is no longer in the amphoras because the seals were not hermetic and could not withstand 20 centuries under water.
But traces of fish bone remain inside and these will help researchers determine how the sauces were made, de Juan said.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/11/13/early_roman_shipwreck_carried_fish_sauce?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News   (743 words)

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