Fish Sauce
Fish sauce is the salt of Southeast Asian cooking. Used in 4 ChefEdit recipes.
Fish sauce is the salt of Southeast Asian cooking. The good kind smells aggressive in the bottle but transparent on the plate — it disappears into the dish and leaves behind only depth.
Why this matters
Cheap fish sauce tastes like wet socks because it is diluted with brine and caramel coloring. Good fish sauce is built from anchovies and salt only, fermented 12+ months, and reads bright on the tongue, not muddy.
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