hoisin sauce

American  

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

noun

Chinese Cooking.

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of hoisin sauce

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

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Example Sentences

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hoisin sauce

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

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

Sheridan butcher’s, the co-owner John Sinclair was selling a commemorative coronation sausage, with pork, plums, ginger and hoisin sauce.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

Oyster sauce can easily be forgotten about behind its more popular pantry neighbors like soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, hoisin sauce, or your favorite homemade stir-fry sauce.

From Salon ● May 9, 2022

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

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 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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