This liquid came with my Korean BBQ dish. What is it? Smells… interesting.

14 Comments

1. 

   haribobosses 2 years ago

   Is it cinammony?

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   sambasurprise 2 years ago

   It’s probably sesame oil with salt

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   vannarok 2 years ago

   Probably dipping sauce. I agree with the other comment, it could be sesame oil with salt.

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   chang3la 2 years ago

   It’s probably diluted fish or anchovy sauce.

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   Puzzled-Match-6713 2 years ago

   I pour that sauce on my Korean bbq before grilling it or I’ll dip the meat after cooking with it and it’s so good haha 😆

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   [deleted] 2 years ago

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   PangolinOk9548 2 years ago

   Urin

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   PhoenixKhaan 2 years ago

   By your description of it smelling like feet, I’m 99% sure it’s diluted fish sauce. Sesame oil wouldn’t smell like that. It definitely looks like fish sauce too with the drippy sides and condensation. I’m Viet and it looks very much like nước mam that accompanies many Vietnamese dishes. Why it’s served with KBBQ, I do not know.

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   sebastianb89 2 years ago

   Have you ever had Vietnamese food?

10. 

    Snooper1013 2 years ago

    Or fish sauce

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    peacenchemicals 2 years ago

    haha, based on your description and color, it might be fish sauce which is odd because i’ve never really seen fish sauce at a KBBQ place before.

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    therealesoteric 2 years ago

    You could mention what dish you ordered..it would help

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    Icy_Cauliflower_5131 2 years ago

    Pee

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    Jaustinduke 2 years ago

    I would guess nuoc cham, but that’s usually more of a southeast Asian thing