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     Title: Nuoc Cham (Fish Sauce Dip)
Categories: Dips, Vietnamese
     Yield: 1 /2 cup

   1/4 c  Water or fresh coconut
          - juice (60 ml)
     1 ts Rice vinegar; up to 2 ts
     3 ts Sugar
     1    Finger-length red chili;
          - deseeded and minced
     2 cl Garlic; crushed
     1 tb Lime juice; freshly squeezed
     2 tb Fish sauce

 Bring the water or coconut juice, vinegar and sugar to a boil in a
 saucepan. Remove and set aside to cool. Combine with the chili,
 garlic, and lime juice. Mix well and stir in the fish sauce.

 For a variation, add some grated carrot or Carrot and Radish pickles
 to the dip.

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