Nuoc Cham

Khanh Ong

Ingredients:

Juice of 2 limes
2 ½ tablespoons sugar
2 tbsp Squid Brand fish sauce
2 birdseye red chilis, finely diced (add more or less for your preference of heat)
2 garlic cloves, finely diced

Method:

Mix all ingredients together until sugar has dissolved.
Make sure you taste the dipping sauce to see the balance of the flavours. Each ingredient can have a different flavour intensity so you may need to add more or less.

Note: the longer you leave the sauce, the more intense the flavours become.

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