Help identifying a Vietnamese ingredient!
Hi, I remember this ingredient as a child but I've long forgotten it. It was in a place that specialized in serving Banh Cuon. They put out a small bowl of fish sauce just as in other typical Viet restaurants. Now the ingredient I'm trying to identify is a condiment that was on all the tables. It was a clear liquid in a small bottle with a dropper, and we would add some drops of it in our nuoc mam to help perfume it and lessen the "fishiness" of the nuoc mam. I THINK it's jasmine extract or something like it. Does anyone here know what I'm talking about?
REALLY?!? Wow. Do you think we're talking about the same think here? This substance smells quite nice, like a soft perfume. The only thing I could compare it to is jasmine extract or maybe rose water. It's a stark contrast to the fishiness of nuoc mam.
If you're still confident we're talking about the same thing, do you know how I could get my hands on some? Do they sell it at Asian supermarkets? I googled the substance and I can't find even a picture of the bottled product.