Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water or fresh coconut juice 
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 
• 1 teaspoon sugar 
• 1 red chili, seeded, finely chopped 
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed 
• 1 tablespoon lime juice 
• 2 tablespoon fish sauce 

Boil water or coconut juice with vinegar and sugar; allow to cool. Combine chili, garlic, and lime juice, and add to the coconut mixture. Stir in the fish sauce. 

Try adding shredded radish and carrot pickles as a variation on nước mắm chấm.