Dear Luke, Randy, et al., Depending on how much of that <bleep> stuff you use, here's a recipe for "do it yourself" fish sauce you might wish to try in a pinch: ASIAN FISH SAUCE 2 tsp. Soy Sauce 2 Mashed Anchovies Makes 1 Tbs. Myron Luke Speer wrote: > > 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.. ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Myron Menaker Daytona Beach FL USA myronm@bellsouth.net | \ / _\/_ .-'-. //o\ _\/_ -- / \ -- | /o\\ jgs^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^-=======-~^~^~^~~^~^~^~|~~^~^|^~` "Keep the Whole World Singing!" | ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''