EngL 101 Words count: 1044 words. Fish sauce: Stay away or addicted. Vietnam was created by the nature with S-shaped. One side of Vietnam is exposed to the sea; one side is exposed to mountain. However, millions of Vietnamese are using fish sauce in daily meals.
Fish sauce is a very special product generated by Vietnamese. Vietnamese feels proud to create their special dishes such as “beef noodle” or “rice grill-pork”. However, fish sauce is the main key to create delicious Vietnamese foods, it make food more tasty and closely to Vietnamese. “Nuoc mam” is the name of the fish sauce, is very important part of Vietnamese culture.Vietnamese describes fish sauce as a secret weapon. By the way people mix it well with different ingredients, people will love it.
Some foreign people feel uncomfortable when they smell the fish sauce, but they might love it later. Fish sauce contains image of Vietnamese. They might not have a good looking appearance, their personalities inside are more friendly, kindly to others people. Fish sauce is a long process, needs to undergo many complex stages before the final product is made. Fish sauce made by anchovy fish after carefully chosen.Fish should not be washed by salt, because they were washed by sea water.
Fish were mixed well with salt in the crate. Based on how salty we want to eat, we can mix it with different ratio such as 10:4(ten pounds of fish with 2 pounds of salt) or 5:1. After 2-4 days, people will chase a small hole to let the fish sauce flow out and then they will put into the bottle and use it. After long time of being processed, fish sauce becomes likely Vietnamese people. They have strongly mind and spirit to survive in any place and any situation. In Vietnam, some people use fish sauce as a material to lose weight.
They eat fish sauce with rice and some sesame seeds to limit the amount of cholesterol and reduce the fat in every single meal. Fish sauce has very low cholesterol and zero fat in one bottle. In the other hand, fish sauce is quite salty; they would have to drink more water than usual. By this way, many people lost their weight, achieve the balance body.
I did by this way and decrease 5 kg over last summer. I think that this dietary is really healthy. The Vietnamese culture is enhanced by the traditional cuisine. Fish sauce is the main character in the Vietnamese dishes.
Christine Ha” the first Vietnamese woman won third seasons of the “US Master Chef”. The majority of her dishes come with a harmonious combination of fish sauce. The “Braised pork belly” that she made in the final match need accurate in the use of fish sauce to make sure it is not too salty or too pale. “Christine Ha” was totally successful when she brought out the traditional dishes to the world.
American has broader perspective about Vietnamese food since that time. In the recent years, many American come to the Vietnamese restaurant and asked for some original fish sauce.People start to know about fish sauce such a way they accept Vietnamese culture. Most of Vietnamese foods have the combination of various spices; fish sauce is the indispensable ingredient. They have different taste of fish sauce depend on what food they are serving.
For example, Rice with grill-pork need sweet and a little bit salty of fish sauce with 1tsp sugar, half tsp. vinegar, one tsp. fish sauce, 3 tsp. of water, and 1 chili pepper. That’s how they made a perfect dipping sauce for Vietnamese spring roll. When we eat hot-pot (people are eating soup while soup is cooking in a pot) original fish sauce is an indispensable ingredient.
The exquisite combination of the main dish and fish sauce is essential to make the food tasty. Vietnamese like to eat slow-cook foods. Meats are marinated for more than a day to make sure fish sauce soak into the meat. Food connects to culture very close.
People can see the variety of culture based on their cuisines. Vietnam have fifty-four different nationalities (including minorities), Vietnamese cuisine is diverse indeed. Fish sauce has a huge contribution in most of Vietnamese foods, it made the culture are more special to the societies.Vietnamese do really not like fast-food, they like slow and enjoyable life. In Vietnam, there is a famous island in the south named “ Phu Quoc”.
They produce very unique “fish sauce” from fresh fish. Fish sauce is sold in all over Vietnam. This is the most famous fish sauce brand in Vietnam “nuoc mam Phu Quoc”, was known in many countries in South-east Asia. We feel proud to produce good sauce to others country. Officially, fish sauce is accepted in many regions including the U. S.
Personally, I didn’t like fish sauce before because of the bad smell.Recently, I was addicted with it; dishes become boring without the salty and smelly of fish sauce. Up to now, I can understand the reason why Vietnamese people want bring out the fish sauce to the world. I feel very proud when the foreigners love to try Vietnamese food and learn about Vietnamese culture. Although there are lots of foods they want to bring out the world, but fish sauce still is the most attractive things that they love.
I have travelled into many places, tried many different foods from others country, I still really miss the salty and smelly of fish sauce.I was born and grow up in the beach city, I can smell the fish sauce every day. The taste and smell is very different with another smell, it is an unforgettable things in my life. It gave me desire to come back to Vietnam as soon as possible. In the conclusion, fish sauce has very strong smell, some people may like it or not. This is still a unique product made by Vietnamese people.
For some reasons, it can make people but the initial feeling is not good, but I believe if they are familiar with the taste of it, they will not turn away from it.
