sambal
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- noun
- /ˈsɑːm.bɑːl/
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sambal
- It's hard to pinpoint the kebab sauce, but I make mine with yogurt, Mayo, chili sauce, sambal, and a bit of vinegar and pressed garlic.
- sambal dipping sauce
- sambal paste
- sambal chili
Examples
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To enhance the flavor of my meal, I added a spoonful of sambal on top of the rice.
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Now there's some sambal on this will be good.
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Use your right hand to mix rice and sambal.
Fiction book (1996) -
There's sambal stingray with sambal fried black pepper crabs and chicken with only prawn paste.
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There's sambal stingray with sambal fried black pepper crabs and chicken with only prawn paste.
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The dish is served with a small dish containing sambal belacan and a kalamansi lime, and is sometimes garnished with cilantro or parsley.
Blog text (17) -
Poh Poh had referred to him only as "my late husband," as in "my late husband loved ikan bilis fried with sambal; if we didn't have it on the table every night, he'd make such a fuss."
Fiction book (2002) -
The grilled chicken was delicious, especially when paired with sambal, a spicy chili condiment.
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She loves to serve sambal alongside her fried fish for an extra kick of heat.
Synonyms
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A spicy tomato sauce with onions and chili peppers served with Mexican food
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A spicy chili sauce from Thailand that people put on food to add heat
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A hot red paste made from chili peppers and garlic used to add spice to food
A sauce that tastes hot from spices for dipping food like chicken or dumplings
How Spicy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sambal comes from Indonesia and Malaysia and originally meant a spicy 'sauce' made from chilies and other ingredients. So, sambal today is the hot sauce you add to rice or fish for extra flavor.