"Clarence" > wrote in message
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> Types, uses, brands, cost, etc.? Recipes?
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> Thanks, Clarence
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For Thai and Vietnamese recipes, I have found that the clear light colored
Thai Golden Boy nuoc mam is very satisfactory. It is more expensive than the
cheaper opaque and smelly sauces but for making the quintessential nuoc cham
sauce, there is nothing else I would use.


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James V. Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA

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"Clarence" > wrote:

> Types, uses, brands, cost, etc.? Recipes?
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> Thanks, Clarence
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Go for those bottled in glass, not plastic. Also, the Three Crabs brand
or any Phu Quoc style sauce is good. Even the best fish sauces will
cost you less than $4 for a 24-oz bottle. It will keep almost
indefinitely without refrigeration.

We do a lot of Thai and Vietnamese cooking, from Thai beef salads to
soups to stir-fries. An excellent book to cook from is Pleasures of the
Vietnamese Table, by Mai Pham. I've yet to make a bum recipe from it.

Cindy

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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:40:13 -0600, BubbaBob
> wrote:

>Frogleg > wrote:
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>> On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 23:07:30 GMT, "Clarence"
>> > wrote:
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>>>Types, uses, brands, cost, etc.? Recipes?
>>
>> Not expensive, or I wouldn't have any in my cupboard. Mine is
>> Tiparos brand, which I understand is low class, but it works for
>> me.
>>
>Tiparos is only appropriate for Filipino cooking. The taste is wrong
>for all other cuisines.

Funny how those Thais only know how to make Philippine ingredients.

"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
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> In article . net>,
> "Clarence" > wrote:
>
> > Types, uses, brands, cost, etc.? Recipes?
> >
> Go for those bottled in glass, not plastic. Also, the Three Crabs brand
> or any Phu Quoc style sauce is good.
^^^
Cindy, or anyone else, what does this mean, "Phu Quoc style?" Is this a
notation to look for on the bottle, maybe it denotes a table sauce?
Thanks,
Amalia

BubbaBob wrote:

> "amalia" > wrote:
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>>"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
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>>>In article
nk.net>,
>>> "Clarence" > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Types, uses, brands, cost, etc.? Recipes?
>>>>
>>>
>>>Go for those bottled in glass, not plastic. Also, the Three
>>>Crabs brand or any Phu Quoc style sauce is good.
>>
>> ^^^
>>Cindy, or anyone else, what does this mean, "Phu Quoc style?" Is
>>this a notation to look for on the bottle, maybe it denotes a
>>table sauce? Thanks,
>>Amalia
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> It means that it's imitation Phu Quoc. It means nothing. It's
> marketing hype. Phu Quoc is a Vietnamese island that produces the
> best nuoc mam in the world. They are to nuoc mam what the island of
> Fukien is to soy sauce. Thai companies stole the name and made fake
> Phu Quoc for decades for the US market. The fact that some are now
> calling it Phu Quoc Style, rather than Phu Quoc (as they used to)
> probably indicates that the Vietnamese nuoc mam companies in Phu Quoc
> are finally getting litigious about this. The notation you want to
> look for on a nuoc mam bottle is the one that says "made in Viet
> Nam". Real VN nuoc mam has only penetrated about 5% into the US nuoc
> mam market, so you may have to read a lot of labels before you find
> the real thing.

Now let's talk about mam nem!

Best - krnntp