Fish Sauce
Fish Sauce is used most commonly in the Philippines where it is known as patis (Tagalog) and in Thailand, known as nam pla (Thai). My friend Aw Bish taught me…
Browsing Category Sauces
Ginger Scallion Sauce
Ginger Scallion Sauce, a condiment popular in Hong Kong, is used mainly to accompany steamed chicken. This simple sauce is made with finely chopped spring onion and grated ginger and…
Sha Cha Jiang
A favorite sauce in Taiwan, Sha Cha Jiang is sometimes called Satay Sauce or Barbecue Sauce which to me are misnomers. It doesn’t taste anything like the peanut-based, spicy Satay…
Happy Satay Day
It was Fourth of July. Time for hamburgers and hotdogs! But we just had hamburger sliders several weeks ago. Besides, I had bought this beautiful onion. See picture—it really is…
Soy sauce, dark
There are two kinds. Dark soy sauce that is liquid like regular soy sauce but aged, and darker in color. (Third from left in photo.) And thick, dark soy sauce that…
Soy Sauce, Light
In this blog I refer to this as soy sauce. This is regular soy sauce (jiang yu) and is light soy sauce to differentiate it from dark soy sauce, which…
Soy sauce, general
You’d think buying soy sauce is simple but this condiment can take up a whole aisle in an Asian supermarket. The choices are so wide I’ve seen many people stand…