On May 16, 4:03*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 18:56:57 -0400, lil abner > wrote:
> >James Silverton wrote:
> >> Hello All!
>
> >> I don't speak any East Asian languages but I do *make foods from all
> >> those places and I can see why the names confuse me.
>
> >I was told that the Viet Namese made nuc mom by nailing a fish, onto a
> >board with a groove, from the mouth down the board. The board was
> >propped ,in the hot sun at an angle with a bottle below the groove.
> >I declined to taste it.
>
> They probably laughed for days over that one.
>

Sure. How's a nail supposed to hold a rotting fish? Thing would slide
off the board in no time.