fish sauce
Noun
Meaning
fish sauce (countable and uncountable, plural fish sauces)
A condiment made from fermented fish.
Hyponyms: garum, liquamen, nam pla, nuoc mam, patis, shottsuru
Examples
Fish sauce is prepared with fermented fish that is made into a fragrant condiment and provides a salty flavor.
Fish sauce is a staple of many dishes in cuisines such as Cambodian, Laotian, Philippine, Thai, and Vietnamese.
Fish sauce is a staple ingredient in Thai cuisine and imparts a unique character to Thai food.
Fish sauce, and its derivatives, impart an umami flavor to food due to their glutamate content.
Fish sauce is added before banana leaves are used to wrap the mixture.