chili sauce
noun
: 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 containing similar ingredients but made primarily with tomato puree
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In what’s become a dreaded tradition in recent years, fans of the beloved spicy chili sauce just got more bad news: The California company that popularized the condiment known for its distinctive fiery red color has halted production until after Labor Day.
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Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
The filling is wrapped and folded into a small roll, a little thicker than my thumb, and these rolls are fried to a golden crisp and usually served with a sweet chili sauce for dipping.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
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Marisa Gerber, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
The filling is wrapped and folded into a small roll, a little thicker than my thumb, and these rolls are fried to a golden crisp and usually served with a sweet chili sauce for dipping.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
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“Chili sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chili%20sauce. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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