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Pronunciation / Transliteration: machhli ki chatni
"वियतनामी भोजन में मछली की चटनी का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
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A pungent, clear brown fish sauce used widely in Southeast Asian cooking, made from fermented fish and salt.
"The chef added a dash of nuoc mam to elevate the umami flavor of the dipping sauce."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese nước mắm, composed of nước (water, liquid) and mắm (fermented fish). The term entered Western culinary lexicon during the 19th and 20th centuries through increased global awareness of Southeast Asian cuisine.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nuoc mam" is said worldwide
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nuoc-mâm
Transliteration: nwok mam
"Ajoutez un peu de nuoc-mâm pour assaisonner le plat."
Fischsauce
Transliteration: Fish-zow-tseh
"Die vietnamesische Küche verwendet oft Fischsauce."
salsa di pesce
Transliteration: sal-sa di pes-ce
"La salsa di pesce è essenziale in molte ricette asiatiche."
salsa de pescado
Transliteration: sal-sa de pes-ka-do
"La salsa de pescado aporta un gran sabor salado."
molho de peixe
Transliteration: mol-yu de pey-she
"O molho de peixe é muito usado na culinária do Vietnã."
मछली की चटनी
Transliteration: machhli ki chatni
"वियतनामी भोजन में मछली की चटनी का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
鱼露
Transliteration: yú lù
"鱼露是东南亚菜肴中常用的调味品。"
피쉬 소스
Transliteration: pishwi soseu
"동남아 요리에는 피쉬 소스가 자주 들어갑니다."
ヌックマム
Transliteration: nukkumamu
"ヌックマムはベトナム料理の基本調味料です。"
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