Fish sauce
Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years.: 234 it is used as a staple seasoning in east asian cuisine and southeast asian cuisine, particularly myanmar, cambodia, china, indonesia, laos, malaysia, philippines, taiwan, thailand, and vietnam. some garum-related fish sauces have been used in the west since the roman times. due to its ability to add a savory umami flavor to dishes, it has been embraced globally by chefs and home cooks. the umami flavor in fish sauce is due to its glutamate content.fish sauce is used as a seasoning during or after cooking, and as a base in dipping sauces. soy sauce is regarded by ...
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