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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The pair wanted to raise at least $1 billion to buy consumer companies, but through April had secured only $121 million and done just one deal (hot sauce maker Truff).
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Dan Primack, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
There are only 8 ingredients This recipe is so easy, and is made from pantry staples and essentials most folks keep in their fridge: butter, cheese, bacon, dry mustard, salt, Worcestershire, and hot sauce.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Even without turkey, this pot of greens from former L.A. Times Cooking editor Genevieve Ko develops complex flavors from sauteed onion and garlic, tangy vinegar and hot sauce.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Häxan Hot Sauce Gift Set Southwestern culinary traditions know how to spice things up, and if there's someone on your holiday gift list all about layering on that flavor, heat things up with a hot sauce gift set ($34).
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dan Primack, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
There are only 8 ingredients This recipe is so easy, and is made from pantry staples and essentials most folks keep in their fridge: butter, cheese, bacon, dry mustard, salt, Worcestershire, and hot sauce.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Even without turkey, this pot of greens from former L.A. Times Cooking editor Genevieve Ko develops complex flavors from sauteed onion and garlic, tangy vinegar and hot sauce.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Häxan Hot Sauce Gift Set Southwestern culinary traditions know how to spice things up, and if there's someone on your holiday gift list all about layering on that flavor, heat things up with a hot sauce gift set ($34).
—Aly Walansky, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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