The invention relates to the technical field of foods, in particular to a folk acid fish sauce and a preparation method thereof. Small river fish, 
hot peppers, fresh ginger and the like are separately treated with 
clean water and home-made 
wine, so that parts of 
nutrient elements perform pre-reactions, further 
nutrient components in raw materials are improved, and the quality of the made acid fish sauce is improved; particularly in the making process, the raw materials including the 
hot peppers, the fresh ginger, the small river fish and the like are treated, so that capsaicine in the 
hot peppers and other 
nutrient components in the fresh ginger are uniformly mixed; raw materials including grain 
bran, the small river fish and the like are uniformly mixed, then water is added, the mixture A of the hot peppers and the fresh ginger is added, the grain 
bran, the small river fish, the water, and the mixture A of the hot peppers and the fresh ginger are mixed to form a mixture B, an appropriate amount of edible salt is added, and the temperature and the mixing speed when the edible salt is added are controlled, so that the 
contact time of various nutrient substances in the 
mixed materials is guaranteed; sealed 
fermentation treatment is performed on the 
mixed materials with a local folk traditional secret 
recipe, so that nutrient substances in the acid fish sauce are guaranteed, the grade and the quality of the acid fish sauce are improved, the mouth feel is improved, and the quality guarantee period is prolonged.