fish sauce

noun — 2 senses

fish sauce

nounalso spelled fish-sauce
1

A condiment made from fermented fish.

Related terms
fish paste

fish-sauce

noun
1

Dated Dated form of fish sauce.

  • The great reputation which Mr. BURGESS has gained by his Essence of Anchovies, and other Rich Sauces for Fish-Sauce, stewed Beef, hashed Calves Heads, Beef Steaks, Made Dishes, Wild Fowl, and Game, with many Delicacies for the Table, Side-board, and Store Room; […]1799 June 23, “A Caution to Families.—Burgess’s Essence of Anchovies.”, in The Observer, number 391, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, front page, column 2:
  • IF you have not yet tasted the Sauce, send for a jar, and also for a Bottle of the Oil—they only cost 1s. 6d. each; mix them together, according to the directions given, and you will have the most delicious Fish-sauce ever introduced into this country.1848 January 16, “The Stella Salad Oil and the Mandarin Pickle Sauce”, in Weekly Dispatch, number 2410, London, →OCLC, page 34, column 4:
1 more example
  • I can’t say which is Thai in my painting, but I know I am influenced by what I see. It’s like eating — I can’t eat without fish-sauce or chilli.1991 September 13, Rebecca Lancashire, quoting Thaiwijit Puangkasemsomboon, “Thai artists find it hard to distinguish East from West”, in The Age, 137th year, number 42,522, Melbourne, Vic., →OCLC, page 14, column 2:

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