Illustration of dipping sauce with vegan spring rolls, tofu and vegetables

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A small bowl of dipping sauce and the story of the whole meal

At many Vietnamese meals, the dipping sauce bowl takes up only a small space on the table, yet it connects many dishes. Each family has its own way of mixing, using and tasting it, creating an unmistakable signature.

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Illustration of people sharing dipping sauce at a vegan meal — Illustration

A meeting point for many dishes

Dipping sauce can accompany vegetables, rolls, fried dishes or boiled dishes. That very diversity requires the product to be balanced and to let people adjust it to the actual dish.

Don't let presentation overshadow experience

Images of splashes, ripples or a beautiful dipping bowl can be appealing. However, images must reflect the real product, without adding ingredients not in the recipe or creating a false impression of colour and thickness.

The dipping sauce bowl reminds us that a family's flavour often lies in very small things.
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A small detail that keeps a sense of familiarity

The dipping sauce bowl reminds us that a family's flavour often lies in very small things. Thiên Quốc Bảo hopes to be there in that place: familiar, flexible and respectful of how each person completes their own meal.

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