On Jun 9, 12:03 pm, (Victor Sack) wrote:
> stark > wrote:
> > But that smell!
>
> How do you use it, then? You should never put it into a hot pan by
> itself. It should be mixed with some other liquid first, then it will
> not smell so much, if at all.
>
> Victor

Equal parts water, rice vinegar and sugar, heated to dissolve the
sugar, then added a smaller part of fish sauce, clove of garlic and
some dried crushed chilies. I didn't let it boil but within minutes
the aroma permeated the house. Yek!

I've asked before if fish sauce could go bad. Mine's a year or so old.
The answers then were along the lines of "how could it get any
worse?" And as I said, once prepared, we used it; little aroma, a
salty, sour, slightly sweet taste and we didn't get ill.