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Sriracha is a generic name for a commercial, orangey-red coloured hot sauce made in Thailand.
Ingredients generally include chiles and garlic ground into a paste, plus vinegar, xanthan gum, fd&c red, sodium metabisulphite and potassium sorbate, paprika, and sugar.
It is somewhat sweet, and not as tart and vinegary as Tabasco sauce, which makes it better with Asian food.
There are both mild and hot versions.
It is sold in squeeze plastic bottles. There many different brands, such as Por Kwan, Huy Fong and Shark brand.
It is sometimes called "Rooster Sauce", because the Huy Fong brand has a rooster on the bottle.
It is used as a condiment with cooked food, for instance as a dipping sauce, and as an ingredient.
It is good with seafood,
Language Notes
Named after Sriracha (or Si Racha) Harbour in Thailand, where it was first made.
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