don't breathe.

Nuoc cham is gooooooood stuff. I mean, yes, so is fried shrimp in chickpea flour and masala spices (pictured below), but the shrimp rolls, wrapped in lettuce with nuoc cham, were (insert fireworks sound here).

Here's Mara's original recipe, a slight variation is below.

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another nuoc cham recipe.

2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 red Holland chiles, sliced
2 tbsp palm or raw sugar
2 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp rice vinegar

couple tbsp cilantro, mint, basil, or all three

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