Fish sauce is the soul of Vietnamese cuisine and an essential condiment that is hard to replace. Commonly, fish sauce enhances flavour, umami and saltiness in sauces, dips and marinades. Although some tasty plant-based fish sauce substitutes are available, nothing can beat that "fishy" flavour. Vegan Nước Chấm is a vegetarian Vietnamese Spicy Fish Dipping Sauce recipe that is easy to make and will become your new pantry staple you won't be able to live without!
Nước Mắm Chay Fish Sauce Substitutes
There are some tasty substitutes for fish sauces, but not all are vegan or vegetarian.
- Soy Sauce
- Tamari
- Oyster Sauce
- Coconut Aminos
- Worcestershire sauce
- Vegan fish sauce
If you are going the plant-based route, invest in a good bottle of vegan fish sauce. It is hard to mimic that perfect balance of sweet and sour, briny, salty umami profile ratio in other products.
Where Can You Find Vegan Fish Sauce?
You can find Vegan fish sauce alternative in most Vietnamese and Asian supermarkets. One of my favourites is Chau Veggie Express "Fish" Sauce that can also be found at the Vegan Supply online.
The primary ingredients in the vegan fish sauce are apple cider vinegar, water, cane sugar, sea salt, and lemon juice.
What Can You Serve with Nước Chấm Spicy Dipping Sauce?
- Bánh Xèo Recipe - Egg-Free Crispy Vietnamese Pancake Crepe
- Cambodian Fried Chicken Wings Recipe Phnom Penh 金邊炸雞翅
- Spicy Vietnamese Caramel Turkey Wing Recipe
- Fried spring rolls
- Vietnamese salad rolls
How To Make Vegan Vietnamese Dipping Sauce
Making spicy Vietnamese dipping sauce is simple with your favourite vegan fish sauce substitute. Mix vegan fish sauce, sugar, boiled water, lime juice, minced garlic, and birds-eye chilli.
Serve on the side with your favourite dish like this incredible egg-free delicately crispy Bánh Xèo Vietnamese pancake!
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Nước Chấm | Vegan Vietnamese Spicy Fish Sauce
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2-4 persons 1x
- Category: sauces
- Cuisine: Vegan, Vietnamese
- Diet: Vegan
Description
Vegan Nước Chấm is a vegetarian Vietnamese Spicy Fish Dipping Sauce recipe that is easy to make and will become your new pantry staple you won't be able to live without! Fish sauce is the soul of Vietnamese cuisine and an essential condiment that is hard to replace. Commonly, fish sauce enhances flavour, umami and saltiness in sauces, dips and marinades. Although some tasty plant-based fish sauce substitutes are available, nothing can beat that "fishy" flavour.
Ingredients
- ¼ C vegan fish sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ C boiled water
- 3-5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 Bird's eye chilli, deseed and dice
- 1 lime, juiced
Instructions
- Mince the garlic. Deseed Bird's eye chilli. Set aside.
- Add sugar to a sauce bowl and boil water to dissolve the sugar. Mix well.
- Add vegan fish sauce and lime juice into the sauce bowl. Mix well.
- Add minced garlic and Bird's eye chilli.
- Adjust heat and sugar levels to your preference.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 3 days.
- Feel free to add more cloves if you like your spicy fish dipping sauce to be more garlicky!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 18.3 g
- Sodium: 420 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.3 g
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Keywords: vegan fish sauce alternative, vegan, plant-based, fish sauce, vietnamese recipes, dipping sauce, Nước Chấm chay, nuoc mam
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Jeannie says
I agree its really hard to find a vegan fish sauce and this Vietnamese vegan fish sauce is so good
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Anaiah says
I have been looking for a vegan fish sauce recipe and this is it! I love the added flavor it gives to my favorite dishes.
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Nancy says
happy dipping!
Natalie says
Lovely sauce with interesting flavors. I bet my husband would love this. He's such a fan of spicy dips and sauces. I'm going to make him this. Thanks!
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Nancy says
hope you wow you're hubby!
Andrea White says
so delicious! will make again!
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Nancy says
hooray!
Andrea White says
So good! Love this so much!
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Nancy says
thanks !!
Shilpa says
Wow this sounds interesting. I’ve never tried vegan fish sauce dipping but I’m keen to give it a try now.
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Nancy says
hope your enjoy it as much as we do!
Marinela says
This vegan fish sauce is full of flavor, love that you used wholesome, plant-based ingredients for it!
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Nancy says
Way better than store bought
Kayla DiMaggio says
Wow! This is amazing! I love the flavor of this fish sauce. Ever since going vegan, I have had a hard time replacing that flavor but this was perfect!
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Nancy says
i totally hear you !! Fish sauce is not something that can be easily replaced with something else.
Jacqui says
This is such an amazing recipe! So delish!
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Nancy says
it goes really well with almost everything!