Homemade fishsauce

[HmongGirl]

I often eat at vietnamese pho restaurants, and there is this homemade fish sauce that comes with these fresh spring rolls. I would love to get the recipe. Thanks.

[trillium]

I don't think the fish sauce is homemade, but rather the dipping sauce you're eating that has fish sauce in it. If you search for nuoc mam cham you should get plenty of recipes.

regards,

trillium

[AzianBrewer]

Someone told me that back in old days folks used to dump live anchovies to a fermenter and cover it with salt.

[Pan]

I haven't known anyone who's made the fish sauce themselves, but it's exciting to see a Hmong girl here. Welcome, and I hope you post about Hmong food.

[origamicrane]

Someone told me that back in old days folks used to dump live anchovies to a fermenter and cover it with salt.

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this is true...

if you really want to make home made fish sauce

you better like the smell of rotting fish!

[Apicio]

Native users of fish sauce rarely, if ever, make them at home rather like Parisians who never ever have to bake their own daily baguettes. But if you really must know, there is a very good PDF article on garum, liquamen and salsamentum that tells you how the ancient Greeks and Romans made them. The procedure has not changed at all in the last two thousand years or so. Just google.

Edited October 31, 2005 by Apicio (log)

[HmongGirl]

Thanks everyone for your replies. It did help me find a variety of recipes, including the one I was searching for. You all are the best.

[trillium]

Which one were you searching for?

regards,

trillium