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Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)
Nuoc Cham is a Vietnamese dipping sauce that is salty, sweet and sour. It's an all-purpose condiment made with fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, garlic and chilies. Serve it on rice vermicelli noodle (bun) bowls, and fresh spring rolls (goi cuon).
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 32 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian , Vietnamese
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon hot water
- 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon high-quality fish sauce I used Red Boat
- 2 tablespoon cool/room temperature water
- ½ lime freshly squeezed
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red Thai chili minced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine together hot water and sugar.
- Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- Add in fish sauce, cool/room temperature water and lime juice.
- Next, add in the garlic and Thai chili.
- Adjust seasoning to your taste.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
32kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
718mg
(30%)
Potassium
44mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
14IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 32
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 32kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 718mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 44mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 14IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.