A Brief History of Fish Sauce | Hacker News

A Hacker News thread discussed trying Vietnamese fish sauce on vegetables, noting that some people enjoy the umami while others are put off by the smell.

Commenters said fish sauce is used more generously in Thai and Vietnamese cooking than many outsiders expect.

Examples included dipping sauces like nam jim jaew and simple everyday dishes such as scrambled eggs with rice or pea leaves.

One commenter also mentioned homemade garum, connecting fish sauce to older fermented fish-based seasonings.