42 flavors that taste great with fish sauce
..and 7 combinations to avoid.
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes fish sauce better. On average, recipes with fish sauce received a 4.44⭐ review scores. However, in some combinations, review scores improved significantly. Like with kosher salt. And sometimes worse. Like with beans.
Fish sauce is common in asian food, chinese food, american food, korean food, vietnamese food and thai food
These are the most important combinations we found:
Stand out combinations
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Common combinations
- garlic
- cilantro
- green onions
- black pepper
- salt
- vegetable oil
- water
- shallots
- sesame oil
- onion
- carrots
- olive oil
- mint
- basil
- shrimp
- egg
- jalapeño peppers
- red chili flakes
- chicken broth
- lemongrass
- oil
- red bell peppers
- canola oil
- rice noodles
- honey
- chicken breast
- oyster sauce
- chicken stock
- white sugar
- red onion
- red chili
- sriracha
- tamari
- yellow onion
- lemon juice
- cornflour
- thai red curry paste
- chicken
- palm sugar
- thai chili
- white peppers
- anise
- vermicelli
- sea salt
- cinnamon
- red chili peppers
- granulated sugar
- rice wine vinegar
- cayenne
- butter
- broccoli
- shiitake mushrooms
- chicken thighs
- kaffir lime
- tomato
- chili garlic sauce
- cumin
- mushrooms
- green beans
- hoisin sauce
- sirloin steak
- lettuce
- sesame seeds
- chili paste
- ground chicken
- neutral oil
- mung bean
- white vinegar
- seeds
- mayonnaise
- bay leaf
- chili
- baby bok choy
- pork shoulder
- white onion
- mango
- ketchup
- herbs
- zucchini
- flat leaf parsley
- flat rice noodles
- galangal
- wide rice noodles
- baby spinach
- paprika
- radish
- raw shrimp
- pineapple
- cabbage
- chili oil
- sweet potatoes
- cherry tomato
- tomato paste
- fennel seeds
- steamed rice
- chili sauce
- celery
- potatoes
- vegetable broth
- green cabbage
- egg whites
- beef broth
- all purpose flour
- bok choy
- green chili
- shaoxing chinese wine
- cumin seeds
- worcestershire sauce
- daikon
- steamed jasmine rice
- distilled white vinegar
- chili powder
- beef
- brown rice
- flank steak
- watercress
- hot sauce
- pork
- crimini mushrooms
- yellow bell peppers
- fresno chili
- gochujang
- sweet soy sauce
- kimchi
- pad thai noodles
- ground beef
- kale
- basmati
- salmon
- spinach
- coconut
- mirin
- beef tenderloin
- ground turkey
- rice wine
- green curry paste
- seasoned rice vinegar
- asparagus
- sweet chili sauce
- cashew nuts
- peas
- chinese five spice powder
- orange juice
- beef chuck roast
- romaine lettuce
- green bell peppers
- yellow curry powder
- avocado
- plum tomato
- maple syrup
- butternut squash
- coconut aminos
- cauliflower
- orange bell peppers
- naan
- apple cider vinegar
- hot chili paste
- coconut sugar
- noodles
- thai chili peppers
- boiled egg
- spaghetti
- sugar snap peas
- jasmine
- thai bird chili
- thai chili paste
- butter lettuce
- daikon radish
- chickpeas
- kecap manis
- chili peppers
- japanese eggplants
- straw mushrooms
- button mushrooms
- green thai chili
- red thai curry paste
- garlic powder
- five spice powder
- thyme
- fresno chili peppers
- panko
- panko crumbs
- fish
- sweet onion
- flour
- baguette
- ancho chili
- baby corn
- bibb lettuce
- boston lettuce
- green peas
- thai green curry paste
- green papaya
- palm
- madras curry powder
- sweet paprika
- chicken drumsticks
- skirt steak
- iceberg lettuce
- coconut cream
- molasses
- pork loin
- quinoa
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes we found with fish sauce:
Spaghetti With Garlicky Bread Crumbs and Anchovies
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.7/10
Hot and Sour Seared Tofu With Sugar Snap Peas
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.2/10
Pork Satay With Thai Spices and Peanut Sauce
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 5/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.1/10
Sheet Pan Thai Peanut Coconut Chicken with Pineapple
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.44/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6.1/10
Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow, Pad Krapow)
carlsbadcravings.com
Review: 4.44/5 Dish Dragon Score: 6/10
Pancit Palabok (Rice Noodles With Chicken Ragout and Shrimp)
cooking.nytimes.com
Review: 4/5 Dish Dragon Score: 5.9/10
