chili sauce
noun
plural chili sauces
: a spicy sauce usually consisting of chili peppers, vinegar, salt, sugar, and spices and used especially as a condiment and in cooking
also
: a milder, sweeter sauce often containing additional ingredients (such as tomato puree or soy sauce)
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Here’s a recipe for golden bag chicken dumplings with Thai sweet chili sauce.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
What to order: The Malay Roll is ground chicken with tofu skin, fried and served with sweet and chili sauce for $8.95.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Shaughnessy's would add an extra side of sour and spicy chili sauce.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
What To Know The products affected by the recall are Mr. Bing sriracha chili sauce, in 9 oz and 18 oz volumes.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
What to order: The Malay Roll is ground chicken with tofu skin, fried and served with sweet and chili sauce for $8.95.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Shaughnessy's would add an extra side of sour and spicy chili sauce.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
What To Know The products affected by the recall are Mr. Bing sriracha chili sauce, in 9 oz and 18 oz volumes.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chili sauce
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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