Thread: Me and fish sauce

stark wrote:
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

You must have some particular sensitivity to its odor. I open the bottle
and pour out the small amount and proceed without even thinking about
it. Maybe open the bottle and dispense what you need under the range
hood the next time?

stark wrote:
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

You must have some particular sensitivity to its odor. I open the bottle
and pour out the small amount and proceed without even thinking about
it. Maybe open the bottle and dispense what you need under the range
hood the next time?

In article
<[email protected]>,
stark <[email protected]> wrote:


> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope?

I find that a little fish sauce enhances the flavor of dishes. A lot of
fish sauce makes it inedible to me. When I go to the local Vietnamese
place, I specify "no fish sauce". If it is a main ingredient, I
negotiate a substitute. I only remember one time I had a problem with
fish sauce in Thai food, and I still ate the whole bowl of soup.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

In article
<[email protected]>,
stark <[email protected]> wrote:


> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope?

I find that a little fish sauce enhances the flavor of dishes. A lot of
fish sauce makes it inedible to me. When I go to the local Vietnamese
place, I specify "no fish sauce". If it is a main ingredient, I
negotiate a substitute. I only remember one time I had a problem with
fish sauce in Thai food, and I still ate the whole bowl of soup.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]

On Jun 9, 5:25*am, stark <starkra...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! *I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. *My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? *How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

I totally agree with you- I won't buy it, especially after watching a
show that showed how it's made- yuk!! I just do without...

On Jun 9, 5:25*am, stark <starkra...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! *I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. *My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? *How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

I totally agree with you- I won't buy it, especially after watching a
show that showed how it's made- yuk!! I just do without...

stark <[email protected]> wrote:

> But that smell!

How do you use it, then? You should never put it into a hot pan by
itself. It should be mixed with some other liquid first, then it will
not smell so much, if at all.

Victor

stark <[email protected]> wrote:

> But that smell!

How do you use it, then? You should never put it into a hot pan by
itself. It should be mixed with some other liquid first, then it will
not smell so much, if at all.

Victor

On Jun 9, 7:25*am, stark <starkra...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? *How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?


The only solution is to just not use it. I'm used to the smell and
tthe rfesulting taste, so the smell portion of it doesn't get to me in
the least.

-sw

On Jun 9, 7:25*am, stark <starkra...@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? *How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?


The only solution is to just not use it. I'm used to the smell and
tthe rfesulting taste, so the smell portion of it doesn't get to me in
the least.

-sw

George said...

> stark wrote:
>> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
>> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
>> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
>> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! I'm not a neutral
>> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
>> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
>> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
>> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
>> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
>> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
>> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>>
>> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
>> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
>> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
>> rotting beneath your house?
>
> You must have some particular sensitivity to its odor. I open the bottle
> and pour out the small amount and proceed without even thinking about
> it. Maybe open the bottle and dispense what you need under the range
> hood the next time?


I used required fish sauce to make Thai chicken satay. It smelled putrid
after 24 hours of marinating but bbq'd up delicious! Now it's a GOUT ATTACK
waiting to happen.

Andy

George said...

> stark wrote:
>> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
>> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
>> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
>> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! I'm not a neutral
>> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
>> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
>> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
>> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
>> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
>> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
>> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>>
>> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
>> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
>> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
>> rotting beneath your house?
>
> You must have some particular sensitivity to its odor. I open the bottle
> and pour out the small amount and proceed without even thinking about
> it. Maybe open the bottle and dispense what you need under the range
> hood the next time?


I used required fish sauce to make Thai chicken satay. It smelled putrid
after 24 hours of marinating but bbq'd up delicious! Now it's a GOUT ATTACK
waiting to happen.

Andy

stark wrote:
> <snip>
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

Since I use it frequently, no it doesn't bother me. Had some on noodles
at lunch today.
Anyone who eats at our house and *doesn't* like fish sauce doesn't get
any. Why would I explain anything to anyone any way

stark wrote:
> <snip>
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

Since I use it frequently, no it doesn't bother me. Had some on noodles
at lunch today.
Anyone who eats at our house and *doesn't* like fish sauce doesn't get
any. Why would I explain anything to anyone any way

stark wrote:
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

You said it well.

--Bryan

stark wrote:
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce. But that smell! I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."
>
> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

You said it well.

--Bryan

Arri London wrote:

> stark wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
>> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
>> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
>> rotting beneath your house?
>
> Since I use it frequently, no it doesn't bother me. Had some on noodles
> at lunch today.
> Anyone who eats at our house and *doesn't* like fish sauce doesn't get
> any. Why would I explain anything to anyone any way

I was staying with a friend for a couple days a few months ago. We'd been
shopping, and I picked up a can of sardines for snacking. Later that day
or the next, I was sitting at his dining room table with my laptop,
reading newsgroups and he was in his office, doing whatever, when I
remembered the sardines. I got them, and within a minute of my opening
the tin, he was *jogging* all around the house, opening windows and
doors and turning on fans. Crissakes! You'd have thought I'd opened a
jar of skunk.


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Arri London wrote:

> stark wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
>> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
>> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
>> rotting beneath your house?
>
> Since I use it frequently, no it doesn't bother me. Had some on noodles
> at lunch today.
> Anyone who eats at our house and *doesn't* like fish sauce doesn't get
> any. Why would I explain anything to anyone any way

I was staying with a friend for a couple days a few months ago. We'd been
shopping, and I picked up a can of sardines for snacking. Later that day
or the next, I was sitting at his dining room table with my laptop,
reading newsgroups and he was in his office, doing whatever, when I
remembered the sardines. I got them, and within a minute of my opening
the tin, he was *jogging* all around the house, opening windows and
doors and turning on fans. Crissakes! You'd have thought I'd opened a
jar of skunk.


--
Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project --> http://improve-usenet.org
Found 5/08: a free GG-blocking news *feed* --> http://usenet4all.se

"stark" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> I've tried everything: masks, clothes pins, mentholatum. I just can't
> get around the smell. Mine's a good brand, Three Crabs or something
> like that; and granted the taste is mild, just a salty, rich taste
> that makes a good dipping sauce.

Three crabs is the best I have ever tasted. I used to use Tipparos because
it was easy to find. But I got some 3 Crabs mail order and am hooked.
Crying Baby brand is supposed to be even better. I will get some when I and
out of the 3 Crabs.

>But that smell! I'm not a neutral
> scent fanatic. I don't mind the smells of frying permeating the house,
> or a long braise or even sauteeing onions and garlic. My wife must
> have some hound dog in her genes; she can tell if I've looked at a
> clove of garlic within the past three hours. She didn't mind the smell
> of my simmering fish sauce; in fact, she kinda liked it. Me? I was
> ready to abandon ship, sell the house or raze it and rebuild. Naw!
> Just dump the fish sauce and note it as another "cannot do."

Seems I know way too many people who cary cans of Glade around wherever they
go. They never are invoted to my home for dinner. I made the mistake of
this last Christmas and said person destroyed my dinner.

> How about you? Do it bother you? How do you cope? How do you explain
> to guests that your sewer system is fine and that neither you nor your
> pets are flatulent or dead and that so far as you know there's nothing
> rotting beneath your house?

I don't. If they don't get it they don't get it. You simply cannot change
a thing about them. Don't even bother with them it is a lost cause.

Paul