chili paste

American  

[chil-ee payst] / ˈtʃɪl i ˌpeɪst /

noun

plural

chilli pastes

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

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Example Sentences

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

I grew up eating vinegar, soy sauce and chili paste as a quick and easy combination from the fridge.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

Case in point: Several simple recipes feature rose harissa, the Tunisian chili paste with rose petals or water for a more floral note.

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 Eden, Horatia K. F.