Saturday, June 13, 2015

Increasing Popularity Of Asian Chilli Sauces

By April Briggs


People all across the globe love Asian food because of its great taste with a bit of spicy hint. Chilli sauces are on of the most favorable condiments of Asian cuisine. Sometimes these sauces are used as dipping and sometimes people use them as a part of their recipe.

One of the popular sauces widely used in Thai cuisine is called the Nam Chim which is a spicy Thai dipping sauce. Its a tasty blend of chilli peppers, lemon juice, garlic, fish sauce, sugar and shrimp paste. The taste is so authentic that you'll fall in love with it. The consistency of this sauce is a bit watery not very thick but it doesn't taste watery at all.

It goes well with fresh vegetables as well as grilled meat or fish dishes. You will not find this sauce in the supermarkets because it has to be made fresh every time because if you make it and try to conserve the sauce, it wouldn't taste the same at all. Usually people make it in their homes whenever they need it or it is served in restaurants, freshly made.

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 sauce that you will find in almost every Vietnamese restaurant is Sriracha. The ingredients that are used for this sauce are completely the same as for Sambal Oelek but after crushing all the ingredients together, they are put in a sieve and a smooth paste comes out which doesn't contain any seeds and looks very smooth in appearance. People tend to love this particular variety.

A traditional Thai sauce mostly used as a condiment with fried dishes is the sweet Thai chilli sauce. As compared to other varieties, this sauce may not taste that spicy but the sweet and spicy combination does make it standout among the rest. It is easily available in supermarkets.




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