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chili paste

American  
[chil-ee payst] / ˈtʃɪl i ˌpeɪst /

noun

  • chilli pastes
    plural
  1. a condiment or culinary ingredient consisting primarily of chili peppers and often also containing vinegar, salt, and sugar.


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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

But man, that creamy, porky richness goes down easier when cut with the sinus-clearing chili paste that’s blended in-house.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 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

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

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

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