Hoisin Sauce

Appears in
Homestyle Chinese Cooking

By Yan-Kit So

Published 1997

  • About
Lusciously dark brown, made from soy beans, salt, wheat flour, sugar, vinegar, garlic, chili and sesame oil resulting in a savory sweet but tangy taste, it is used both as a seasoning or as a dipping sauce for meats, such as roast pork and roast duck. It comes in either bottles or cans.