Red Boat Fish Sauce - Do You Use It?

[SARGE67]

I find Thai food is better than Vietnamese, but haven't tried all there is to offer. Both require exploration with a open mind.

 

[SARGE67]

I’m sure there may be. But with my gut retching reaction i take no chances. Go back to my childhood. It is the smell

I remember going into customer homes in certain parts of town and met with the smell of curry. It permeated my clothes the rest of the day. I'll be nice and just say it stinks.

 

[DaBull]

I find Thai food is better than Vietnamese, but haven't tried all there is to offer. Both require exploration with a open mind.

IMO, Americanized Thai is better than Americanized Viet, but real Viet is better than real Thai. I think the best authentic Thai dishes are found in Thai-American restaurants, so if you eat them in Thailand, they taste about the same. However, the very best Viet dishes--even some of the most popular in Vietnam--are not even served in your average Viet-American restaurant.

 

[SARGE67]

IMO, Americanized Thai is better than Americanized Viet, but real Viet is better than real Thai. I think the best authentic Thai dishes are found in Thai-American restaurants, so if you eat them in Thailand, they taste about the same. However, the very best Viet dishes--even some of the most popular in Vietnam--are not even served in your average Viet-American restaurant.

I can't fairly relate to what real Vietnamese food is whether over there or here in the states. At one time long ago it was only rice and fish heads.

 

[DaBull]

I can't fairly relate to what real Vietnamese food is whether over there or here in the states. At one time long ago it was only rice and fish heads.

This site has a lot of the dishes I am thinking of. It's only missing some of the sausage dishes.

21 must-try Vietnamese dishes

Get set to eat well in Vietnam with this complete list of the most delicious Vietnamese dishes, from Cha Ca La Vong to Che. By Vietnam Tourism

vietnam.travel

 

[DoubleDuty]

I find Thai food is better than Vietnamese, but haven't tried all there is to offer. Both require exploration with a open mind.

I love Thai food too, I love all oriental and Asian food

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

This stuff is pretty good if you don't want to make it yourself. Sold cold in the seafood aisle.

 

[seeker_two]

Fish sauce isn't an Asian-only creation...empires were built on it.

 

[Wudidiz]

Worcestershire sauce gets alot of it's flavor from fermented anchovies.

 

[DaBull]

Fish sauce isn't an Asian-only creation...empires were built on it.

Roman garam goes back to 100BC and was derived from the Greeks. Vietnamese goes back to 1000BC and was likely derived from China as a locally sourced version of soy sauce. Viet nuoc mam is believed to be nearly the same recipe as Greek garam although there is no evidence that the two recipes were influenced by one another via the trade along the Silk Road. They appear to have developed independently.

Are fish sauces in Southeast Asia a relic of Roman Empire?

Nuoc mam in Vietnam, nam pla in Thailand, patis in Philippines – Southeast Asian fish sauces bear a startling similarity to garum, prized by ancient Romans. Could their fish sauce have travelled along the ancient Silk Road?

www.scmp.com

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Yep, Red Boat fish sauce is made of deliciously fermented anchovies, but you'd never know it as it's simply a flavor enhancer.

One use: I use my finger (clean finger that is) and 'dab a little/rub in' a bit of the fish sauce on a steak I'm about to grill...just a bit as it's quite salty, so no need to add salt...just a bit of the sauce will do and the flavor of the steak will come out dynamite.

And no, I don't have anything to do with the folks selling it. I just love it's flavor enhancing.