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Also known as: Peking sauce
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Peking duck; hoisin sauce
Category: Arts & Culture
- Also called:
- Peking sauce
- Related Topics:
- sauce
- Chinese cuisine
- On the Web:
- Healthline - 9 Delicious Substitutes for Hoisin Sauce (Mar. 08, 2024)
hoisin sauce, commercially prepared, thick reddish-brown sauce used in Chinese cuisine both as an ingredient in cooking and as a table condiment. Made from soybeans, flour, sugar, water, spices, garlic, and chili, it is sweet and spicy. It is used in cooking shellfish and fatty meats such as pork and duck. As a condiment, hoisin sauce is eaten with shrimp, pork, and poultry and is invariably served with Peking duck.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Kara Rogers.
