Canh Chua

Ingredients:
-Minced garlic
-2 cups of water
-Sugar
-1 Tbs Granulated Soup Base (powder) OR Duong, Muoi, Bot Ngot
-2 Tbs Tamarand Soup Mix (aka Me used as crawfish dip)
-1 Tbs Nuoc Mam
-Fish pieces
-2 large tomatoes sliced (like orange slices)
-Coarsely chopped basil

Directions:
1. Heat skillet, add oil, brown garlic
2. Add in 2 cups of water, 1 Tbs Granulated Soup Base or duong, muoi, bot ngot, sugar, 2 Tbs Tamarand Soup Mix, 1 Tbs nuoc mam --- all slowly to taste "chua chua, mang mang, ngot ngot"
3. Bring to boil.
4. Add in fish and tomato slices
5. Bring to boil.
6. Add basil leaves and reduce heat to low.
7. Bring to boil and you are done!

Quote of the day:
Nhi: How come mines do not taste like yours?
Mom: "No, no may lang sau, moi nau ngon!" (after many tries, then you will cook well)