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title: "Nuoc Cham"
description: "Classic Vietnamese fish-sauce dipping sauce with lime, sugar, garlic, and chili, ready in five minutes."
url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/nuoc-cham"
---

# Nuoc Cham

Classic Vietnamese fish-sauce dipping sauce with lime, sugar, garlic, and chili, ready in five minutes.

via [hungryhuy.com](https://www.hungryhuy.com/vietnamese-dipping-fish-sauce-recipe-nuoc-cham-nuoc-mam-cham/)

5 minutes 4 servings

sauce vietnamese dipping-sauce fish-sauce

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## Ingredients

- 6 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- \- lime or lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce

## Instructions

1

Mix 6 tbsp water , 2 tbsp sugar , lime or lemon juice , and 2 tbsp fish sauce together until the sugar dissolves.

Note Should taste like limeade. Adjust sweet, sour, and salty to your liking.

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```
---
title: Nuoc Cham
description: "Classic Vietnamese fish-sauce dipping sauce with lime, sugar, garlic, and chili, ready in five minutes."
servings: 4
time: 5 minutes
tags: [vietnamese, sauce, dipping-sauce, fish-sauce]
cuisine: vietnamese
difficulty: easy
url: "https://www.hungryhuy.com/vietnamese-dipping-fish-sauce-recipe-nuoc-cham-nuoc-mam-cham/"
rating: 4.5
---

Mix @water{6%tbsp}, @sugar{2%tbsp}, @lime or lemon juice{}, and @fish sauce{2%tbsp} together until the sugar dissolves.

> Should taste like limeade. Adjust sweet, sour, and salty to your liking.
```
