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There might even be a directish connection, one way or the other, between garum and SE Asian fish sauce, since Roman coins have been found in Vietnam. Can't fi

There might even be a directish connection, one way or the other, between garum and SE Asian fish sauce, since Roman coins have been found in Vietnam. Can't find the better source on that specifically now but this is a nice article about the Roman trade with India and mentions the coins found in Vietnam and even Korea about half way down https://www.thecollector.com/why-was-the-roman-indian-ocean-trade-important/ https://www.thecollector.com/why-was-the-roman-indian-ocean-... On the other hand, it's not implausible that maritime societies come up with their own fish sauce independently

eru 10mo ago
I read that what's now 'soy sauce' also started off as a kind of fish sauce originally.
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 10mo ago
Worcestershire sauce is also considered a descendent of the fish sauces from ancient Rome.
- griffzhowl 10mo ago
  That's funny, I thought Worcestershire sauce was based on some Asian fish sauce because it has the colonial ingredients like tamarind etc. I had a look on wiki and seems it's not known where the recipe comes from but it dates from the 19th century