BLiS Barrel Aged Fish Sauce, 200 ml Bottle

This is the best fish sauce I have ever used. A dash of this in any dish gives it a mysterious umami flavor. Very salty.

This is truly an amazingly good fish sauce, and the bottle is very pretty. I suppose if you're a die-hard Bangkok street vendor enthusiast, it might not be flavorful enough; but for the American palate, it's wonderful - subtle, smoky, salty-sweet, pure umami. But, the price from these folks is too high. I paid $30 per bottle through Amazon (actually rareteacellar .com) but you can buy the same thing directly from BLiS for $17.95 (plus shipping). I should have shopped more carefully, but the damage is minimal since the bottle will probably last a long time.

I bought this thinking it was way over priced, but using a few drops as a finishing sauce bringing out the flavors in the background and it goes a long way.I did a side by side taste test with 3 Crab fish sauce and this is much better, as is the 40 n Red Boat.The 3 Crab is good fish sauce and I use it in large quantities, but the flavor compared to the Red Boat and Blis is like fresh fish in salt compared to a can of anchovy paste that leaves an aftertaste.This is a great finishing sauce for dressings or a few drops in a bowl of soup or even some cocktails like the Manhattan.

Fish sauce is not something I have used very much in cooking but I am learning that many dishes can benefit from the judicious use of a little high-end fish sauce like this BLiS product. I suppose it is ounce for ounce pricey but treat yourself as it will take sometime to use up a bottle right. I understand the origin is not Vietnam or the far east but rather Carthaginians, Roman and Greece used a similar product first. This is a really first rate product and I will no doubt find many other dishes to use it with.

This is just fish sauce now. Not nearly as good as the original

Excellent addition to a lot of dishes. My favorite so far was a miso vinaigrette. Use sparingly, because it’s a VERY strong flavor.

Not as fishy as others, but expensive.

This is a special item which should be used as such. It has a deep, rich flavor that can lend itself well to almost anything. Instead of viewing this solely as fish sauce, use it as a form of seasoning you would use on or in anything else.