What is in this delicious sauce?No snark necessary

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Looks 99% like what we call mắm chưng thịt, made with shrimp paste. Can conserve for long, so it’s often sold in jars like this:
It’s definitely saté (satay.) Sweet and a little salty. We like to add it to pho, buon bo hue etc.
Bagoong in PH
Strong stomach!
Looks like satay
shrimp paste, lemongrass and maybe some fatty pork 🤤
mắm ruốc, contains shrimps
1. Small shrimp or krill (ruốc/tép moi) – the main ingredient