sriracha

plural srirachas · alternative siracha

1. uncountableusuallyA Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt.

   While chicken is smoking, combine zest, hoisin, pomegranate molasses and sriracha in a small bowl.

   2007 January 24, “Recipe: Tea-Smoked Chicken Thighs With Pomegranate Glaze”, in The New York Times

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   Chilis and peppers help, in whatever form. Hot sauce helps—shrill, vinegary tonics or sweet, syrupy srirachas. Lots of pico de gallo, with triple the jalapeño.

   2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN

   Sriracha lovers everywhere are feeling the not so pleasant sting of the beloved hot sauce shortage, now in its second year. Drought in Mexico has resulted in a scarcity of chilli peppers – in particular, red jalapeños, the raw material of sriracha – leading Huy Fong Foods, the California-based maker of the iconic condiment, to scale back production.

   2023 July 2, Aliya Uteuova, “Sriracha lovers feel the heat as hot sauce shortage continues”, in The Guardian, →ISSN