hoisin

/ ˌhɔɪˈsɪn /

noun

1. (in Chinese cookery) a sweet spicy reddish-brown sauce made from soya beans, sugar, vinegar, and garlic Also calledPeking sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of hoisin¹

C20: from Cantonese

Example Sentences

They plump us with falling-off-the-bone hoisin ribs and fluff us with apple pie and Ameri-Cone Dream ice cream.

From The Daily Beast

If you have a taste for Asian flare, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame seeds, and peanut oil.

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