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triplesec
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Fish sauce of course is a Thai and far east staple!
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thekaleb
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The book The History of Salt says that soy sauce originally started out as fermented fish sauce and that it and garum may have a common ancestor.
Mikeb85
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They were more than likely developed independently. Putting a bunch of fish in a container and adding salt seems pretty standard pre-refrigeration.
jacobolus
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I recommend this lecture about the history of ketchup, which explains the relation to soy sauce:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYwUh1Hdho
abakker
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Also the basis of Sambal sauces from Indonesia. I think thy may be shrimp based, though.
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