Where to buy Red Boat fish sauce?

[Anonymous]

Anyone know where to get this in a store? I looked at ordering it online and it was around $18 on Amazon. I read a review of fish sauce brands that said the price was around $6 in a store.

I live off the NE edge of DC, but sometimes go to Montgomery County or the Northern VA burbs.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I think I've seen it at the Foggy Bottom Whole Foods, but it's like $15/bottle, I think? I remember thinking it was too rich for my blood.

Honestly, DH is Vietnamese and I use fish sauce literally all the time. I usually just get whatever doesn't have MSG or hydrolyzed yeast extract (a fancy word for MSG!) in the ingredients. I used to get this great fish sauce from H-Mart that was imported from Phu Quoc island in Vietnam (that is the #1 place for fish sauce in the world), but they no longer carry it (just a bunch of knockoffs that are really from Thailand but say they are from Phu Quoc!).

I have been getting Megachef lately because, even though it has some added sugar, most SE Asian recipes call for sugar anyway, so I just cut the sugar from the recipe. It's a decent brand and it's only like $3/bottle. I've tried a lot of fish sauce for a white lady, and I think some of the reviews of fish sauce are not very good (lots of reviews highly rate sauces with HYE and that stuff tastes gross and artificial to me).

[Anonymous]

I got it at Whole Foods in Friendship Heights. I don't remember how much it was, though.

[Anonymous]

Just got a small bottle at whole foods for about $7. The larger bottle was $12.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried H Mart on GA avenue? There's also a Vietnamese store nearby that May have it. I'm Vietnamese and usually buy 3 crabs brand.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

OP here again. I just realized that I misread the label on the mega chef fish sauce. It does have sugar in it. I'm disappointed, as the no sugar thing is important to me. Arg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

OP here again. I just realized that I misread the label on the mega chef fish sauce. It does have sugar in it. I'm disappointed, as the no sugar thing is important to me. Arg.

I can't remember where my mom got RedBoat fish sauce from but she wasn't impressed. We're Viet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

OP here again. I just realized that I misread the label on the mega chef fish sauce. It does have sugar in it. I'm disappointed, as the no sugar thing is important to me. Arg.

I can't remember where my mom got RedBoat fish sauce from but she wasn't impressed. We're Viet.

Probably because it does not have sugar. Sugar makes everything delish! Especially SE Asian food!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you tried H Mart on GA avenue? There's also a Vietnamese store nearby that May have it. I'm Vietnamese and usually buy 3 crabs brand.

3 Crabs (and 5 Crabs, and all the other similar brands) all have "autolyzed yeast extract" aka MSG in them. Good fish sauce doesn't need additives to make it taste right.

I have to admit, a lot of our Vn friends like 3 Crabs, but most of them are Viet Kieu and have never had real Phu Quoc or Mui Ne fish sauce! There is no comparison -- the sauces that need additives to taste good are bleh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

OP here again. I just realized that I misread the label on the mega chef fish sauce. It does have sugar in it. I'm disappointed, as the no sugar thing is important to me. Arg.

Eh, I don't see that as a huge deal. Almost every recipe you make with fish sauce calls for at least a small amount of sugar. Just omit a bit of it in the recipe!

At least sugar is a pretty natural ingredient.

If I can find a fish sauce with only fish, salt, and water that's good, I will update, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

OP here again. I just realized that I misread the label on the mega chef fish sauce. It does have sugar in it. I'm disappointed, as the no sugar thing is important to me. Arg.

Eh, I don't see that as a huge deal. Almost every recipe you make with fish sauce calls for at least a small amount of sugar. Just omit a bit of it in the recipe!

At least sugar is a pretty natural ingredient.

If I can find a fish sauce with only fish, salt, and water that's good, I will update, OP.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks so much for the replies.

I got a bottle of megachef at Grand Mart at 7 corners. It says 30 degrees (with the little circle that means degrees, not available on this keyboard). It claims to contain just anchovies and salt. Seems good!

OP here again. I just realized that I misread the label on the mega chef fish sauce. It does have sugar in it. I'm disappointed, as the no sugar thing is important to me. Arg.

Eh, I don't see that as a huge deal. Almost every recipe you make with fish sauce calls for at least a small amount of sugar. Just omit a bit of it in the recipe!

At least sugar is a pretty natural ingredient.

If I can find a fish sauce with only fish, salt, and water that's good, I will update, OP.

Did you look at the Paleo/primal blogs? They usually know where to find stuff like that and have shopping lists. Try Nom Nom Paleo (she makes a ton of Asian dishes) or Mark's Daily Apple.