Fish Sauce Powder is also known as powdered fish sauce, fish powder, dry fish sauce, Chinese fish powder, or dried fish powder.

Fish Sauce Powder is the product of fermented fish—usually anchovies—that’s dried and bound onto a neutral base. It is predominantly found in Asian cuisines, and specifically associated with Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. The earliest written record of fish sauce, comes from ancient Greece and is known as garum. 

Fish Sauce Powder is popular with: 

• seasoning companies; pizza and Thai restaurants;
• brewpubs;
• manufacturers of sauces, pickles, and deli meats;
• independent spice shops; and 
• catering companies

Flavor Profile

Fish Sauce Powder tastes salty and briny, with a pungent funk and surprisingly sweet finish.

How To Use

Fish Sauce Powder can be used in a multitude of dishes. Add some to Chicken Pho Soup for a more traditional approach to this Vietnamese dish, or make a dry rub for the pork in a Banh Mi Sandwich and let that marinate for an hour. Swap out Worcestershire sauce for Fish Sauce Powder in Shrimp Pad Thai for a deep umami rush, or replace soy sauce with Fish Sauce Powder in Chicken Fried Rice. 

Fish Sauce Powder isn’t restricted solely to Asian food. Replace salt with Fish Sauce Powder and make some Homemade Marinara and Creamy Polenta or stir into Grilled Vegetable Pasta and explore its Roman connections. This would also be terrific rolled into a Compound Butter that’s topping a piping hot baked potato fresh out of the oven.