10 Popular Vietnamese Dipping Sauces

10 Popular Vietnamese Dipping Sauces

10 Popular Vietnamese Dipping Sauces

What makes Vietnamese cuisine so unique and delicious is the smorgasbord of dipping sauces we have just for about everything. From the mild peanut sauce to the more exotic pungent fermented fish dipping sauce, there’s always a sauce that complements a dish.

Below are 10 popular Vietnamese sauces that we simply can’t go without. Click on the picture to learn more about each sauce and get the recipe!

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Thai-Style Chili, Lime, Garlic and Cilantro Dipping Sauce for Seafood (Nước Chấm Hải Sản Kiểu Thái)
Thai-Style Chili, Lime, Garlic and Cilantro Dipping Sauce for Seafood (Nước Chấm Hải Sản Kiểu Thái)

This Thai-style dipping sauce is very similar to the Vietnamese dipping sauce (Nước Mắm Chấm). It contains the five S’s: sweet, spicy, sour, savory, and sexy. The main difference is the use of cilantro. The cilantro’s bold flavor and aroma pairs perfectly with seafood. It takes no more than 5 minutes and requires no cooking.

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Vietnamese Fermented Shrimp Sauce (Mam Tom)
Vietnamese Fermented Shrimp Sauce (Mam Tom)

This Vietnamese fermented shrimp sauce (Mam Tom) is the traditional dipping sauce for Hanoi Fried Fish with Turmeric and Dill (Cha Ca La Vong).

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Four Popular Vietnamese Unripe Green Mango Dipping Sauces
Four Popular Vietnamese Unripe Green Mango Dipping Sauces

In Vietnam, mangoes are rarely eaten when ripe. It’s the tart and crunchy unripe green mangoes that is highly sought after. When unripe green mangoes are paired with a sweet, spicy and savory dipping sauce or powder, it becomes a popular Southeast Asian snack. Here are the four popular dipping sauces that you can eat with unripe green mangoes.

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Vietnamese Green Seafood Sauce with Condensed Milk (Muoi Ot Xanh Sua Dac Cham Hai San)
Vietnamese Green Seafood Sauce with Condensed Milk (Muoi Ot Xanh Sua Dac Cham Hai San)

This Vietnamese green seafood sauce has one ingredient that you wouldn’t expect: sweetened condensed milk. The taste is surprisingly delicious with so many different flavors: sweet, sour, spicy savory and the newest of them all, rich from the condensed milk. This sauce is perfect for any seafood lover. Simply boil, grill, or steam your seafood and serve this sauce on the side.

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Vietnamese Ginger Fish Sauce (Nuoc Mam Gung)
Vietnamese Ginger Fish Sauce (Nuoc Mam Gung)

Vietnamese ginger fish sauce (Nuoc Mam Gung) is made from mixing together fish sauce, sugar, lemon/lime juice, garlic and ginger. It’s sweet, sour and spicy with a nice zing from freshly grated ginger, making it the perfect dipping sauce for poached chicken, duck and grilled seafood.

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Classic Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)
Classic Vietnamese Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham)

Nước Chấm is a quintessential sauce in Vietnamese cuisine. Made from simple ingredients like fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar, this sauce adds a delicious umami flavor to a wide range of dishes. It's a staple item in Vietnamese households and provides an essential finishing touch to many Vietnamese dishes.

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Vietnamese Peanut Dipping Sauce for Spring Rolls (Tương Chấm Gỏi Cuốn)
Vietnamese Peanut Dipping Sauce for Spring Rolls (Tương Chấm Gỏi Cuốn)

Classic creamy Vietnamese peanut sauce for fresh spring rolls/summer rolls. This recipe makes about 2 cups.

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Vietnamese Vegetable Dipping Sauce with Caramelized Fish Sauce (Mắm Kho Quẹt)
Vietnamese Vegetable Dipping Sauce with Caramelized Fish Sauce (Mắm Kho Quẹt)

Mam Kho Quet is a sauce and vegetable dish derived from poverty when Vietnamese farmers had plentiful vegetables but very little protein. The dipping sauce is made by caramelizing fish sauce and sugar in a small clay pot with a small amount of pork, dried shrimp, dried fish, and/or pork fat. The sauce is then served in the clay pot alongside a platter of fresh and boiled vegetables.

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Pot Sticker Soy Dipping Sauce
Pot Sticker Soy Dipping Sauce

Store-bought potsticker dipping sauce is the worst. I finally came up with a homemade version that I absolutely love! Not only is this soy dipping sauce great for pot stickers, it is also great for dipping vegetables.

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Vietnamese Fermented Anchovy Dipping Sauce (Mam Nem)
Vietnamese Fermented Anchovy Dipping Sauce (Mam Nem)

Looking for a dipping sauce that's a little more adventurous than regular fish sauce dipping sauce (nước chấm)? Try this more traditional dipping sauce made with this fermented fish sauce called mắm nêm. It goes wonderfully with butter beef spring rolls.

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