Randy wrote: I asked the owner about a choice of two available brands. He recommended the brand that was "not so fishy". Who-Weee! I'm glad I didn't get the "fishy" one. Most folks who have smelled it choke a little, shake their heads and ask if I *really* eat that stuff! Luke replied: Wait till you get one that has gone bad.. Early in my fish sauce days I opened a bottle one day and was just about to pour it into the dish I was cooking when I caught a sniff and decided not to.(Just as well because it may have been hard to wash from the Chiles). I went down to the supermarket and got another of the same brand, opened that and compared the two, and decided the proper place for the first bottle was a burial at sea or a toxic waste dump.. Here in Oz we are seeing more Asian type food so Fish sauce is becoming more commonly used.. Luke in Oz