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The Meaning of Namaste: In Sanskrit the word is namah + te = namaste which means âI bow to youâ - my greetings, salutations or prostration to you. The word ânamahaâ can also be literally interpreted as na ma (not mine). It has a spiritual significance of negating or reducing one's ego in the presence of another.How to Namaste:lace the two palms together and keep the folded palms in front of the chest. Utter the word namaste and while saying the word bow the head slightly. Why Namaste: Namaste could be just a casual or formal greeting, a cultural convention or an act of worship. However, there is much more to it than meets the eye.
Called nam bplah in Thai, or literally fish water, genuine fish sauce is the water, or juice, in the flesh of fish that is extracted in the process of prolonged salting and fermentation. It is made from small fish that would otherwise have little value for consumption. This can either be freshwater or saltwater fish, though today, most fish sauce is made from the latter as pollution and dams have drastically reduced the once plentiful supply of freshwater fish in the heartlands of Southeast Asia.