Tips for housewives to distinguish real and fake fish sauce
Currently, the market is flooded with fish sauces of unknown origin. This article will help housewives distinguish between real and fake fish sauce safely.
Color
Consumers can hold the fish sauce bottle up to the light, then turn the bottle upside down. If the water is clear, it is fine. If there is sediment, they should absolutely not buy it. Fish sauce in a yellow bottle is good. However, the yellow color will darken compared to when they first bought it, because after a period of use, the dark color is a natural sign of traditional fish sauce.
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| To distinguish the best fish sauce, you need to rely on color. |
Protein content
Traditional fish sauce is hydrolyzed from fish, exposed to the sun and air, using digestive enzymes available in the fish's intestines to inhibit bacteria, converting protein in the meat into easily absorbed protein. The natural protein content of pure fish sauce produced by the traditional method is from 30 to 40 degrees, sometimes reaching 43-45 degrees (very rare). The natural high-protein fish sauce is often reddish-brown in color, thick and rich in flavor.
Taste
Normally, good fish sauce will have a light aroma, harmonious salty-sweet taste and rich flavor. If you taste it and find it uncomfortably salty on the tip of your tongue, it may be due to low protein content or the use of unsafe additives.
Form
Genuine products, the production date and expiry date are usually stamped on the top of the bottle, while for fake products, this information is only printed on the product introduction paper stuck on the bottle. This is the most recognizable sign of fake fish sauce.
Some other notes
In our country, fish sauce is made from many types of fish such as anchovies, mackerel, linh fish, mullet, etc. According to the traditional method, fish sauce production will be fermented fish, salt and water under required conditions, in addition to adding sugar, preservatives and natural colors. In fact, the protein content will determine the price of a bottle of fish sauce, the higher the protein content, the more expensive the price.
The next information consumers need to pay attention to is the name, address of the business, place of production... Do not buy fish sauce that is not of known origin, although it is cheaper, even less than half the price of reputable brands, but it has many potential risks to health./.
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