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Sriracha

Sriracha

7 4.8
A spicy chili sauce from Thailand that people put on food to add heat
  • noun
  • /sɪˈrɑːtʃə/
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  • So for breakfast I am eating salmon, rice, little bit of veggies with sriracha sauce and jalapenos.
  • Sriracha sauce
  • Sriracha mayonnaise
  • bottle of Sriracha

The spicy cashews, Dan's obsessed Sriracha cashews.

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Examples

  • I did honey sriracha Turkey meatballs.

  • Sprinkle with olive oil, soy sauce, and a bit of chili flakes or sriracha sauce.

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  • I got you extra Sriracha.

  • So in here Drew, we have some a little bit of lime juice and then a little bit of Sriracha for the heat.

  • I eat salads with chicken and quinoa and avocado and sriracha dressing to spice up my lunch hour.

  • My favorites are the Sriracha cashews, the coconut cashews, and let's not forget the jalapeno popcorn.

  • We've got smoked oysters and Sriracha chili sauce and just a whole bottle of clam juice.

  • Spicy sriracha crunch Sriracha peas and popped corn kernels.

  • We're potato salad people for TG, but I'm also making deviled eggs, replacing most of the yolk mixture with hummus and sriracha.

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  • I love adding Sriracha to my stir-fried noodles for an extra kick of heat.

Synonyms

hot sauce
vsSriracha
34 1.0

A spicy sauce made from chili peppers that people add to food for heat

is a specific chili paste blending garlic, sugar, and salt not any spicy condiment
chili sauce
vsSriracha
  • US
1 1.0

A spicy sauce made from peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar to add heat to food

is made from pureed peppers with garlic rather than a simmered tomato mix
Tabasco sauce
vsSriracha
1 2.8

A hot sauce that uses aged red peppers and vinegar

is milder and uses fresh pepper puree with garlic and sugar instead
spicy dipping sauce
vsSriracha
2.5

A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings

is used directly on dishes and has a specific pureed pepper and garlic base

How Spicy

harissa
1 6.9
Sriracha
7 4.8
chili sauce
  • US
1 1.0
ketchup
123 1.0

Surface Forms

Sriracha singular
Srirachas plural

Etymology

Sriracha comes from the Thai town Si Racha, so the name means 'from Si Racha'. It is the spicy chili sauce named after that place, which is why we call this hot, garlicky sauce Sriracha today.