chili sauce
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Definition
Noun: 1. A spicy condiment: A sauce made primarily from tomatoes, onions, and peppers (which can be sweet or hot), simmered with vinegar, sugar, and various seasonings.
Usage
Chili sauce is used as a condiment to add flavor, heat, and tanginess to food. It is typically served alongside or spooned over dishes. - She added a spoonful of chili sauce to her noodles. - The recipe calls for two tablespoons of chili sauce. - Do you prefer chili sauce or ketchup with your fries?
Advanced Usage
- As a cooking ingredient: Chili sauce can be used as a base or flavoring component in recipes for stews, marinades, or glazes.
- The chef uses chili sauce as a base for the stir-fry sauce.
Variants and Related Words
- Chili paste: A thicker, more concentrated product with a similar ingredient base, often without the vinegar and sugar simmered into a pourable sauce.
- Hot sauce: A broader category of spicy, vinegar-based sauces, which may not contain tomatoes or sugar.
- Sriracha: A specific type of hot sauce made from chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar, and salt, distinct from generic chili sauce.
Synonyms
- Hot pepper sauce (in some contexts, though this is often more vinegar-forward)
- Spicy ketchup (informal, describing a similar texture and tomato base with added heat)
Related Phrases
- "Extra spicy": A common request when asking for more chili sauce on a dish.
- "Make it extra spicy," he said, pointing to the bottle of chili sauce.
Noun
- tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings