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hoisin sauce

American

[hoi-sin, hoi-sin saws] / ˈhɔɪ sɪn, hɔɪˈsɪn ˌsɔs /

noun

Chinese Cooking.

a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chile peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.

Etymology

Origin of hoisin sauce

First recorded in 1960–65; from dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hóisīn, equivalent to Chinese hǎixiān “seafood”

Example Sentences

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When it comes to cheap pho, many customers drown their bowl in Sriracha and hoisin sauce.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

A simple glaze consisting of hoisin sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and Sriracha finishes off this sticky, sweet, and spicy dish.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2023

If you don’t like your sesame noodles spicy, use hoisin sauce in place of the chile oil.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022

Hanh Pham, who has lived in Chinatown for more than two decades, depends on neighbors to buy egg noodles and hoisin sauce for her when they shop in the San Gabriel Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2022

The hotel has provided little packets of shampoo which, upon opening, I discover is the consistency and color of hoisin sauce.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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