5 authentic dip Recipes

garlic sesame sauce (starport 209), fermented black beans, dried, mussels , 4-5 each, manila clams, minced garlic, vegetable oil or butter, green onions, smsll, red jalapeno, thinly sliced, white wine or water, red onions, sliced about 1/2 cup, garlic sesame marinade & glaze - net wt. 13.8 oz., authentic asian flavor sauce , with garlic, soy sauce and roasted sesame oil. delicious marinade for chicken, beef, or seafood for grill or bake. use for basting, fried rice or lo mein or as a dipping sauce. $4.50, http://www.starportgourmet.com/productlist.html

ripe avocados (ripe as in really dark in color and slightly soft when squeezed), onion, finely diced, tomato, diced, lime (juice of ), salt and pepper (to taste ), tabasco sauce (optional)

heads garlic, minced, limes , juice of, white vinegar, fish sauce, white sugar, chili-garlic sauce, cold water

fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, vegetable oil, stalks lemongrass , outer leaves and tops removed, root ends trimmed, and stalks finely grated, shallot, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, pork tenderloin, thinly sliced, bamboo skewers, soaked for 20 minutes and drained, recipe rice vermicelli : bun thit, recipe follows, chopped unsalted roasted peanuts, nuoc cham , as needed, recipe follows, fish dipping sauce : nuoc cham, recipe courtesy corinne trang , authentic vietnamese cooking, simon & schuster, 1999, sugar, water, fish sauce, lime or lemon juice, garlic, minced, more bird s eye or thai chiles, seeded and minced, shallot, peeled, thinly sliced, and rinsed (optional)