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Fish Sauce substitutes

Out of fish sauce? Here are the best substitutes — what to reach for, why it works, and how much to use. Soy sauce + a little miso is the top pick.

  1. 01
    Soy sauce + a little misobest pick

    Rebuilds salty-savory umami without fish.

    to taste

  2. 02
    Worcestershire sauce

    Anchovy-based umami; similar funk.

    1:1

  3. 03
    Soy sauce

    Covers salt and umami, missing the fishy depth.

    1:1

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How we choose these

These are tested kitchen substitutes, chosen for matching flavor, texture, and role — with ratios so the swap actually works. Taste as you go; substitutes shift intensity, not just flavor.

Flavor data: Epicure (Radzikowski & Chen, 2026), arXiv:2605.22391, CC-BY-4.0.