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Sauce question
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Quote:Just letting you know before you judge too harshly that Worchestershire Sauce is a sauce made of vinegar, garlic, and fermented anchovies, etc. before you assume that it has to taste horrible. I'm not saying garum was the exact same, but it does say that there is hope for it tasting good. Its not my area though so I really can't say whether there is any fact to the idea that Worchestershire Sauce makes a good substitute, though from some of what I've seen doubt is cast on whether people have been doing garum right in the past. Very good link by the way and I learned a good bit about it.

The Romans often added herbs and spices which the Asian sauces don't, and most of the Asian sauces use anchovies for the fish which gives a very strong flavor, and add sugar as well. From my experience, the Philippine versions often use other fish and sometimes just mackerel, and generally no sugar.

It tastes completely different than Worcestershire. IMHO.
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Sauce question - by Avatar - 06-06-2007, 10:56 AM
Re: Sauce question - by Marcus Mummius - 06-06-2007, 11:29 AM
Re: Sauce question - by Avatar - 06-06-2007, 11:38 AM
Re: Sauce question - by Marcus Mummius - 06-06-2007, 11:50 AM
Re: Sauce question - by Ioannis - 06-06-2007, 11:54 AM
Re: Sauce question - by marsvigilia - 06-28-2007, 05:29 AM
Re: Sauce question - by Ironhand - 06-28-2007, 05:46 AM
Re: Sauce question - by marsvigilia - 06-28-2007, 05:57 AM
Sauce question - by Paullus Scipio - 06-28-2007, 11:48 PM
Sugar in Asian fish sauce - by marsvigilia - 06-29-2007, 02:39 AM

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