On Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:34:29 -0700, Arri London wrote:

>> I will only use Mae Ploy chili garlic sauce. Same reason as Sriracha
>> above. Much more flavor than the other brands.
>
> Use Mae Ploy curry pastes. Currently using Huy Fong tuong ot toi and
> sambal oelek, when I don't make my own.

Those are not sweet chili sauces - different products. But I do
always have some Huy Fong Chile Carlic paste in the fridge as well.

> Using 'AA' brand nuoc mam; it doesn't have any sugar in it (yet). Used
> Tiparos for many years, until they added sugar for the roundeyes
> That's why I don't use Three Crabs either.

The sugar is just a mellowing agent. It's not even significant and
doesn't taste sweet at all. All the Vietnamese people I know use
Three Crabs. They don't have round eyes.

If anything, people complain about the MSG, not the sugar.

> Yes! Almost as good as homemade.

I can't make consistent home made pickles.

> Buy a lot of Caravelle products; they always seem to be good.

If you're buying the Caravelle sweet chile garlic sauce, then you
*need* to try Mae Ploy.

(assuming you're not talking about ice cream)

-sw