Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sauce to be eaten with fish, as anchovy, soy, etc.
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Examples
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It will specialize in Vietnamese fish-sauce wings: 137 Rivington Street Norfolk Street.
NYT > Home Page By FLORENCE FABRICANT 2011
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I learn how to make a zingy grilled chicken and banana-flower salad with a delicious ginger, soy chilli, lime and fish-sauce dressing.
Acquiring a Taste for the Spice of Life Jemima Sissons 2011
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Non-vegetarians can replace the soy-sauce with fish-sauce for more authentic flavor.
Archive 2008-09-01 2008
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"Wild and woolly" is how Ms. Nguyen describes the city's emblematic dish, which takes the form of a bowl packed with large chunks of deep red tomato, golden pineapple, crunchy bean sprouts, tender okra and bac ha (taro stem) — a spongy, bland vegetable that absorbs the tamarindtart, fish-sauce flavors of the salty broth.
Canh Chua Ca 2008
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Non-vegetarians can replace the soy-sauce with fish-sauce for more authentic flavor.
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With fresh mint and cilantro, and a spicy fish-sauce flavored dressing, this shrimp and salad combo sounds wonderful.
Weekend Herb Blogging #27 Recap Spring Break is Coming! Kalyn Denny 2006
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With fresh mint and cilantro, and a spicy fish-sauce flavored dressing, this shrimp and salad combo sounds wonderful.
Archive 2006-04-01 Kalyn Denny 2006
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Butter a basin, pour in the mixture and boil for one hour; turn out of the basin and serve with melted butter sauce, flavoured with anchovy, or with any other fish-sauce that may be preferred.
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They are good for fish-sauce, or any other whilst they are fresh.
English Housewifery 2004
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Tarragon vinegar, so much esteemed as a fish-sauce, is made by infusion of the leaves in common vinegar.
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