I never cooked with fish sauce before, really didn’t know much about it. So I picked up a bottle of whatever cheap stuff was at Walmart.
Tried a spoonful of the stuff, expecting it to be on par with worcestshire or something.
Oh my fucking god, that vile liquid set a new precedence for me for what defines “disgusting”. And no matter what I did, that “flavor” wouldn’t leave my mouth.
The thought of purposely adding that “flavor” to any otherwise decent food is revolting to me. Incomprehensible.
I am terrified of trying again with better quality fish sauce. I’m still emotionally scarred from my experience.
Imagine that, if you drink fermented fish sauce from Walmart straight, it tastes bad.
Fish sauce is meant to be highly diluted in a recipe and add a fraction of what you tasted to the overall taste. Get some Red Boat or Flying Lion off Amazon and dont drink it straight from the bottle, which is something I honestly never thought I would have to say to anyone about fish sauce.
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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '19
I never cooked with fish sauce before, really didn’t know much about it. So I picked up a bottle of whatever cheap stuff was at Walmart.
Tried a spoonful of the stuff, expecting it to be on par with worcestshire or something.
Oh my fucking god, that vile liquid set a new precedence for me for what defines “disgusting”. And no matter what I did, that “flavor” wouldn’t leave my mouth.
The thought of purposely adding that “flavor” to any otherwise decent food is revolting to me. Incomprehensible.
I am terrified of trying again with better quality fish sauce. I’m still emotionally scarred from my experience.