Have you tried fish sauce?

@youless (113715)
Guangzhou, China
August 19, 2025 9:11am CST
Tonight I watched a video and then learned about fish sauce. Actually here we don't use much fish sauce. It is quite common for us to use soy sauce. I tried the fish sauce before but it was not very surprised me so much. This video mentioned a Red Boat fish sauce. Perhaps it is the best brand for fish sauce. I checked its price online and it's not very cheap. I am curious about its taste. Perhaps it can really make the food taste wonderful
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Anna
@LadyDuck (481946)
• Italy
19 Aug
Same as @NJChicaa I tried and did NOT like at all. I even threw the sauce left in the bottle.
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
Actually according to the video, there is also fish sauce in Europe. Does it taste differently?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (481946)
• Italy
19 Aug
@NJChicaa The taste was horrible.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (124349)
• United States
19 Aug
I tossed it too
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Always smiling
@allknowing (152043)
• India
20 Aug
I may not like it
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I can understand as you may feel it fishy.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (152043)
• India
20 Aug
@youless Because it is fish sauce there has to be that fishy smell
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rakski
@rakski (146490)
• Philippines
19 Aug
Fish sauce is very common here. It's use like salt
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
Here we don't use it like salt. We just use it like monosodium glutamate and it gives us an extra fresh flavor.
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rakski
@rakski (146490)
• Philippines
22h
@youless we do not use that, MSG
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (361316)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Aug
We have fish sauce in the pantry but Vince doesn't use it too often.
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
Some people may not get used to its fishy flavor.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (56814)
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19 Aug
I never use commercial sauces. I flavor my fish or chicken with natural herbs and spices.
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
It seems you are very professional
Liliane Sinclair
@ardeliaputri2 (126)
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19 Aug
I've never tried that either, I wonder if it has a fishy smell or not..
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
Probably. After all, they are made from fish and salt.
May2k8
@May2k8 (18721)
• Indonesia
23h
The processing may be different in each country, just hearing the word fish makes me not want to use it unless the taste is really right for my tongue.
MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (85941)
• United States
19 Aug
I've never had or used fish sauce and this brand is not familiar to me. I have seen fish sauce used in many recipes when watching cooking shows on tv. Really don't know if I would be interested in trying it as I'm really not a fan of fish.
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
If so, perhaps you can leave it alone as it may be fishy to you.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (4455)
• United Kingdom
19 Aug
I have seen it in the shops but I have never used it myself.
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I don't often see this in the store here.
NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (124349)
• United States
19 Aug
I've tried it and did NOT like it. Never again.
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
I thought it was popular in your side as this brand is from your country. Perhaps Asians like it much more.
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@pitsipeahie (5396)
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23h
Yes, it’s always in our pantry. We add it to some dishes for flavor, but not everything. There are a lot of fish sauce brands in the market.
Kusuma Dumpa
@Kusumakrishna (135)
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19 Aug
I use sauce very less.that too fish sauce the name itself first time to me. Sauce triggers acidity .So never dared to try them too often.very occasionally I use
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youless
@youless (113715)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Aug
When I cook, usually I just use salt
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