Mam cai Mắm cái
Mắm cái is a salty dipping bowl, traced to Cham seafarers who salted fish before going to sea. It shares that salt with Huế mắm nêm, and the aroma is different enough that a practiced eater can tell them apart.
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History
The bowl comes from Cham people who salted fish before going to sea. Central Vietnamese cooking uses fish sauce where another region would set out soy.
Taste
A jar of Huế mắm nêm and a bowl of Quảng Nam mắm cái share a salty taste, and the aroma is different enough that a practiced eater can tell them apart.
Where to try it
The bowl is in the communes around My Son, and also in Quảng Nam.