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hoisin sauce

[ hoi-sin saws, hoi-sin ]

noun

, Chinese Cooking.
  1. a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chile peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoisin sauce1

First recorded in 1960–65; from dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) hóisīn, equivalent to Chinese hǎixiān “seafood”

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Example Sentences

If you have a taste for Asian flare, combine soy sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame seeds, and peanut oil.

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