Hoisin_sauce

Hoisin sauce, or Haixian Sauce, (hǎixiānjiàng) also called suckling pig sauce, is a Chinese dipping sauce. The word Hoisin is a romanization of the Chinese word "海鮮" as pronounced in Cantonese. Despite the literal meaning of "seafood," Hoisin sauce does not actually contain fish. It is similar to the sweet noodle sauce made from fermented soybeans, but has the added ingredients of garlic, vinegar, and chili peppers. Additionally, it tastes less pungent than sweet noodle sauce. Mandarin-style Hoisin sauce ingredients include water, sugar, soybeans, white distilled vinegar, rice, salt, wheat flour, garlic, and red chili peppers, and several preservatives and coloring agents. Traditionally, Hoisin sauce is made using sweet potato.

Regional

Chinese

For a number of Chinese cuisine dishes, it is used for Peking duck, spring rolls, mu shu pork, popiah and barbecued pork.

Vietnam

Hoisin sauce, also known as plum sauce, is also a popular condiment for phở.

Cultural reference

On a Chinese-food themed episode of Emeril Live, Emeril Lagasse used hoisin sauce in unorthodox ways, calling it "Chinese Bar-be-que Sauce". Though it should not be confused with the more official Chinese barbecue sauces.

External links

• More about Hoisin Sauce and Recipes

See also

• Siu haau sauce (primary Chinese BBQ sauce)
• Soy sauce
• Duck sauce
• Sweet and sour sauce

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