the clay pot is very traditional in vietnam. it has salmon, catfish or pork cut into small pieces and simmered in fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, salt, garlic – it looks like a caramel but instead is a little salty. back in my country we would eat this with the hot sweet and sour soup. traditionally we would eat these together. the soup has salmon, catfish or shrimp with bean sprouts, pineapple chunks, celery, fresh tomatoes and thai basil in an aromatic spicy broth. the soup is sweet and sour and the clay pot is salty. when you eat these two together they balance each other out.