On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 06:59:49 -0700 (PDT), piedmont
> wrote:

> Don't laugh, I just bought a bottle of imported Vietnamese fish sauce
> and it scares me! Should it be a little bit chunky, pours ok but after
> I opened it already I put my finger over the top a shook it up, it
> seemed to blow out just a tiny bit.
>
> Here is the writing on the bottle, Que Huong, Bun Mam Da Nang, Mam
> Nem Pha San, Huong Vi dac Trung, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
>
> Fish sauce smells already so how could you tell if its went bad?
>
It doesn't smell or taste very good straight out of the bottle and you
use it sparingly.... but it adds something special to the dish you're
making - sort of like a few drops of Worcestershire sauce would.

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