Substitute Soy sauce + lime juice for Fish sauce
What fish sauce does in a recipe: Intense umami-salt backbone for Southeast Asian cooking.
Soy sauce + lime juice
per 1 Tbsp fish sauce
US1 Tbsp soy sauce + 1 tsp lime juice
Metric15 ml + 5 ml
CommonBaking-safe ✓VeganDairy-freeEgg-freeNut-freeFish-freeAlcohol-freeContains glutenContains soy
Soy supplies the umami; lime the sharpness.
What changes: Vegetarian; less depth
Best for: Soups, dressings
More options: all 2 Fish sauce substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Soy sauce + lime juice for Fish sauce?
- per 1 Tbsp fish sauce — US: 1 Tbsp soy sauce + 1 tsp lime juice. Metric: 15 ml + 5 ml.
- Why does Soy sauce + lime juice work as a Fish sauce substitute?
- Soy supplies the umami; lime the sharpness.
- What changes when you use Soy sauce + lime juice instead of Fish sauce?
- Vegetarian; less depth
Kitchen Substitute for iPhone — the whole substitution guide, offline, two taps away.
$0.99 once · no ads · no account · free content updates forever.
Get it on the App Store