Asian Chilli Sauces Why People Like Them

By April Briggs


Asian food is world known to be spicy but tasty at the same time. People love Asian food and its condiments especially chilli sauces. These sauces are popular all around the world and can be used as a condiment or an ingredient to make a specific dish.

You may have heard the name Nam Chim, which is a Thai dipping sauce. It is a delicious blend of ingredients like lemon juice, chilli peppers, shrimp paste, fish sauce, garlic and sugar. This sauce is not very thick in consistency but it tastes absolutely authentic and delicious. It can be served with variety of different Thai dishes.

Nam Chim is usually served with raw fresh vegetables or it can also be served with grilled seafood and other types of meats. As opposed to other sauces, this particular sauce has to be made fresh every time so you won't find it on the supermarket shelves. People either make it in their homes or you could find it in Asian restaurants served with variety of different dishes.

Another great tasting dipping sauce is the Nuoc Cham which is a Vietnamese dipping sauce, this is a fish sauce based condiment. Although it isn't necessarily very spicy on its own but to add a touch of spice, chopped fresh green chillies are added to it. Its a mixture of vinegar, sugar water and fish sauce. In Vietnam, this is regarded as a dipping sauce that goes well with fried foods whereas in other countries like Singapore and Malaysia, it is used in cooking as well.

Sambal Oelek, which was initially gotten from Indonesia is currently prominent all around the globe. There are numerous nations generally assembling jug forms they could call their own. Generally, all fixings are crushed up in a stone mortar however the creation or huge scale implies, the fixings are squashed up in enormous machines. The normal fixings utilized incorporate red peppers, garlic, lime, sugar and salt.

Sambal Teraso us another Indonesian variety that is gaining popularity because of its great taste. Traditional method of making it is the same as Sambal Oelek but the ingredients used are a bit different. You will need shallots, shrimp paste. Sugar, salt, lemon juice and garlic. The difference in taste is identifiable because shrimp paste adds a very delicate taste to it.

A well recognized sauce in almost every single Vietnamese restaurant is the Sriracha sauce. Although the ingredients used to make it are almost the same as Sambal Oelek but once all the ingredients are crushed down, they are then passed through a sieve to make the sauce look smoother in appearance and seedless. It is one of the most favorite sauces all around the world.

A favorite sauce which isn't extremely spicy in taste but it combines the sweet and spicy elements in a perfect way together. This condiment is none other than the sweet Thai chilli sauce. Once you have it you would want it again and again as it tastes so amazing and it goes well with variety of different kinds of food items. You could buy them easily from many different supermarkets.




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