Fish sauce

The liquid—produced from anchovies 

鯷魚屬 salted and left to ferment in the heat for months—has long repelled Western palates. That is starting to change

Fish sauce: a South-East Asian staple the world is getting a taste for

It's also the chief source of protein for millions

ECON.ST

anchovy

Pronunciation: /ˈantʃəvi/  

 /anˈtʃəʊvi/  

NOUN (plural anchovies)

A small shoaling fish of commercial importance as a food fish and as bait. It is stronglyflavoured and is usually preserved in salt and oil.

• Genus Engraulis, family Engraulidae: several species.