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Do you think Worcestershire is particularly close compared to other fish sauces? I don't really but I'm hardly "fluent" in thai cooking. Fish sauce seems plau

by ska 6y ago

Do you think Worcestershire is particularly close compared to other fish sauces? I don't really but I'm hardly "fluent" in thai cooking. Fish sauce seems plausibly one of those commonly re-invented things.

mrob 6y ago
It's not very similar. The fish in Worcestershire sauce is mild enough that you might not notice it if you didn't know it was there. It's vinegar + molasses + tamarind + salt + sugar + spices, with the fish just there for added umami taste. Thai fish sauce is only fish + salt + sugar, and it's unmistakably made from fish.
- ska 6y ago
  Agree the fish sauce itself is clearly different, but I'm less confident about the flavor profile as a whole. Maybe that's just because of the tamarind though.
  - mark-r 6y ago
    I have a Pad Thai recipe that calls for both fish sauce and tamarind paste. Do you think there's some connection?