Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese Dipping Sauce)

¼ cup white sugar

½ cup warm water

¼ cup fish sauce

⅓ cup distilled white vinegar

½ lemon, juiced

3 cloves garlic, minced

3 Thai chile peppers, chopped

1 green onion, thinly sliced

Stir the sugar and warm water together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves completely; add the fish sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, Thai chile peppers, and green onion to the mixture.