sriracha

[ suh-rah-chah, si- ]

noun

1. a hot condiment sauce made from red chiles, vinegar, sugar, garlic, and salt, used especially in Vietnamese and Thai cuisine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sriracha¹

First recorded in 1955–60; named after Sriracha, Si Racha, a coastal town in Thailand where the condiment was first produced

Example Sentences

Chili crisps are now as popular on restaurant menus as sriracha hot sauce once was.

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The Sriracha shortage panic has returned.

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The Sriracha shortage has led to sky-high prices and bottles disappearing from restaurants.

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Through the years, he built it into a multimillion-dollar pepper empire that introduced Sriracha to the U.S.

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Several Sriracha diehards posted in dismay this week, saying they planned to stock up before a potential shortage.

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