As common to the Vietnamese as soy sauce is to the Chinese; it’s kept at every kitchen table with salt and pepper. Made from vegetable proteins. The taste is a cross between dark Chinese soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. It’s added to steamed rice, used as marinade, put in salad dressings—anything requiring some salt. A Swiss product manufactured by Nestlé, it’s imported to Vietnam by the French.
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