02-26-2008, 02:17 AM
I'd have to agree with Sharon....Garum/Nam Pla/Fish "sauce" is not primarily a sauce, like ketchup, at all.
It is primarily a cooking ingredient and in fact, when you use it , the 'smell' and strong taste disappear, a little like when you use garlic......you don't taste it directly (hardly), but it certainly contributes to the overall flavour of the dish.
Soups, Stir fries, marinade for meat etc are the way to go....I would suggest trying a simple stir-fry Thai or Vietnamese recipe that uses fish-sauce....there are plenty on the net, or I can post a couple if you like.......I'm sure you'll enjoy the results !
, unlike the joker on the thread you posted.......
It is primarily a cooking ingredient and in fact, when you use it , the 'smell' and strong taste disappear, a little like when you use garlic......you don't taste it directly (hardly), but it certainly contributes to the overall flavour of the dish.
Soups, Stir fries, marinade for meat etc are the way to go....I would suggest trying a simple stir-fry Thai or Vietnamese recipe that uses fish-sauce....there are plenty on the net, or I can post a couple if you like.......I'm sure you'll enjoy the results !
, unlike the joker on the thread you posted.......
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(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
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