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DavidC
09-02-2005, 03:45 AM
I'm pretty sure that this is vietnamese rather than thai.

There's what appears to be a dipping sauce that I sometimes get with vietnmaese food: noodles or a salad or something like that.

The sauce is a light orange colour, looks like a bit of an oil, but doesn't feel oily, so it's probably water-based. As I said, it's light orange in colour, and it has a sweet flavour. It's a really nice way to flavour noodles after they've been cooked.

Does anyone have any idea what this sauce is made of and what it's called?

--Dave.

09-02-2005, 04:20 AM
Peanuts.

DavidC
09-02-2005, 04:23 PM
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Peanuts.

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That would make sense... cool

Nagoo81
09-02-2005, 04:32 PM
If you think it is Vietnamese, then you are probably referring to 'Nuoc Cham', which translates directly as "dipping water."

It is made up of fish sauce (http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/images/fish-sauce.jpg), sugar, water, chilis, garlic, and lime juice.

It goes well with a lot of dishes, including rice noodles, spring rolls, and various other types of meat and soup.

In its purest form, there are no peanuts in this sauce, although I could see them being used as a last moment addition to enhance the texture. But since this sauce is often a table condiment, the peanuts would get soggy after a while.

I do not know much about Thai cuisine, however. Shirt good, but no Thai.

jba
09-02-2005, 04:35 PM
mmmmmmm fish sauce mmmmmm

DavidC
09-02-2005, 04:43 PM
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If you think it is Vietnamese, then you are probably referring to 'Nuoc Cham', which translates directly as "dipping water."

It is made up of fish sauce (http://www.panix.com/~clay/cookbook/images/fish-sauce.jpg), sugar, water, chilis, garlic, and lime juice.

It goes well with a lot of dishes, including rice noodles, spring rolls, and various other types of meat and soup.

In its purest form, there are no peanuts in this sauce, although I could see them being used as a last moment addition to enhance the texture. But since this sauce is often a table condiment, the peanuts would get soggy after a while.

I do not know much about Thai cuisine, however. Shirt good, but no Thai.

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Oh dear god, that was so bad! /images/graemlins/shocked.gif

However, this makes more sense than the original response, and was very informative. I forgive you for your pun.

Thank you very much!

--Dave.

wayabvpar
09-02-2005, 05:47 PM
The place I get my pho hands out a mixture of hoisin sauce and this stuff-

http://www.taunton.com/finecooking/media/c00089_01.jpg

AWESOME stuff. It is even good on french fries!

mike4bmp
09-02-2005, 06:19 PM
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The place I get my pho hands out a mixture of hoisin sauce and this stuff-

http://www.taunton.com/finecooking/media/c00089_01.jpg

AWESOME stuff. It is even good on french fries!

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I don't know anyone in Seattle who doesn't use this sauce...I think it has Crack in it.

realwtf
09-03-2005, 01:54 AM
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The place I get my pho hands out a mixture of hoisin sauce and this stuff-

http://www.taunton.com/finecooking/media/c00089_01.jpg

AWESOME stuff. It is even good on french fries!

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I don't know anyone in Seattle who doesn't use this sauce...I think it has Crack in it.

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Tacoma too.

edfurlong
09-03-2005, 01:56 AM
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The place I get my pho hands out a mixture of hoisin sauce and this stuff-

http://www.taunton.com/finecooking/media/c00089_01.jpg

AWESOME stuff. It is even good on french fries!

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I don't know anyone in Seattle who doesn't use this sauce...I think it has Crack in it.

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Tacoma too.

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Mmm.

Cock sauce.