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chili paste

American

[chil-ee payst] / ˈtʃɪl i ˌpeɪst /

noun

plural

chilli pastes

a condiment or culinary ingredient consisting primarily of chili peppers and often also containing vinegar, salt, and sugar.

Example Sentences

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The company also makes a chili-garlic sauce and a ground chili paste called sambal oelek, both of which will also be affected by the production halt, USA Today reported.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

For a stir-fry packed with tons of savoriness, a combination of Chinese oyster sauce and Korean gochujang, a fermented red chili paste, delivers just that, plus a balancing, pleasant sweetness.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Still, she said, if you don’t have it, substitute your favorite chili paste.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022

Their cili boh is a dried chili paste typically added to fried rice or noodle dishes.

From Salon • May 10, 2022

I have had great benefit in a fit of neuralgia from your chili paste.

From Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books by Eden, Horatia K. F.

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