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NUOC-MAM [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Spices and Condiments
DEF

Fermented fish sauce made by fermenting small sea or freshwater fish stacked in alternative layers of salt.

OBS

Nuoc-nam: Viet-Nam and Cambodia. Shottsuru is the term used in Japan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Épices et condiments
DEF

Sauce de poisson macéré dans une saumure, assaisonnement très employé dans la cuisine vietnamienne.

Spanish

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