Mystery is inside the JAR!

Thais have a golden concoction called “Fish Sauce”.
They add Fish Sauce to all their dishes, instead of salt…yes, even non-fishy dishes.

It is essentially a whole lot of small fish left to rot in a huge jar buried under soil for a long time. The fermentation turns the whole mass into a wonderful condiment. Connoisseurs say that the best fish sauce never tastes or smells fishy.

I was always curious to see these huge jars, and I spied them on my journey from Bangkok to Pattaya. I had thought the whole business should look very mysterious, but there it is, a couple of them outside all huts along the route, not at all mysterious…I’d like to believe that mystery is inside the jar…