Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Sauce) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons fish sauce, or more to taste
2 tablespoons white sugar, or more to taste
1 tablespoon water
1 red chile pepper, thinly sliced, or more to taste (optional)
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced (optional)

Preparation

Mix lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, water, red chile pepper, and garlic together in a bowl.