EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fish sauce...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/FISH sos/
FIL: Isang maalat na sawsawan o pampalasa na gawa sa isda na pina-ferment. Kilala sa Tagalog bilang patis.
EN: fish sauce
The Filipino's secret weapon in the kitchen. It's that 'what's that smell?' ingredient that magically makes everything taste better. Known locally as 'patis', it's the soulmate of calamansi and sili for the perfect sawsawan.
From English 'fish sauce'.
The native term 'patis' is overwhelmingly more common in all contexts.
🇵🇭 Nilagyan niya ng fish sauce ang sinigang para lumasa.
🇺🇸 She added fish sauce to the sinigang to enhance the flavor.
🇵🇭 In some restaurants, they ask if you want fish sauce or soy sauce.
🇺🇸 Sa ibang restoran, tinatanong nila kung gusto mo ng patis o toyo.
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