Fish sauce sandfish. "Ikanago shoyu" of Kagawa Prefecture is made from sand lance. They are often reserved for the preparation of "nabemono". In Korea, fish sauce is called "eojang" (). Across the Korean Peninsula, "aekjeot" (, literally "liquid "jeotgal""), a type of fish sauce usually made from fermented anchovies or sand lances, is used as a crucial ingredient in many types of kimchi, both for taste and fermentation. In Jeju island, "eoganjang" (), made of fermented "godori" (young chub mackerels) or horse mackerels, is used in place of soy sauce. Colatura di Alici is an Italian fish sauce. Worcestershire sauce contains fermented
Fish sauce at the table as a condiment, for instance in noodle soups. Nearly every Thai meal is served with "phrik nam pla" as a condiment: a mixture of fish sauce, lime juice, and chopped bird's eye chilies. Sliced garlic and lemon juice are often added to this sauce. Historically, there were two types of fish sauce made in Thailand: that made with a fresh-water fish, "pla soi", and sauce made from a salt-water fish, "pla kratak". Either fish is fermented for at least eight months, three parts fish to two parts salt. The resulting mash is filtered. This yields the best