hot sauce
noun
plural hot sauces
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment
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Stir in beef broth, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, taco seasoning, hot sauce, and salt until evenly combined.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
It’s increasingly stocked in the salsa and hot sauce aisle, often right next to Huy Fong Food’s sriracha sauce and its many imitators.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Sells seasoning blends, seasoning mix, hot sauce and barbecue sauce.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
A bit sweet from sugar, a bit acidic from vinegar, a bit spicy from hot sauce, and rounded out with neutral oil, this homemade vinaigrette recipe is the perfect all-purpose salad dressing.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
It’s increasingly stocked in the salsa and hot sauce aisle, often right next to Huy Fong Food’s sriracha sauce and its many imitators.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Sells seasoning blends, seasoning mix, hot sauce and barbecue sauce.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
A bit sweet from sugar, a bit acidic from vinegar, a bit spicy from hot sauce, and rounded out with neutral oil, this homemade vinaigrette recipe is the perfect all-purpose salad dressing.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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