Diane’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dip Recipe Nuoc Mam Cham

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce 
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice , or to taste
  • 3 large garlic cloves (preferably mashed in a mortar and pestle but minced will work fine)
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar , or to taste
  • 1-2 fresh thai chiles , to taste
  • 1 teaspoon crushed fresh ginger root (optional for another variation)
  1. Combine all ingredients (fish sauce, water, lime juice, garlic, sugar, chiles, and optional ginger) in a bowl and stir until the sugar is fully dissolved. Or in a mason jar, add all ingredients and shake the dickens out of it.
  2. Serve the dip on or with whatever your heart desires. And don’t forget to offer a side of breath mints after the meal. You can store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 weeks. Enjoy!