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 Coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce | |
| Alternative names | Sweet Thai chili sauce |
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| Type | Sauce |
| Place of origin | Thailand |
| Main ingredients | Red chili peppers |
| Ingredients generally used | Rice wine vinegar, garlic, fish sauce, fruit or refined sugar or honey |
Sweet chili sauce (also known assweet Thai chili sauce), known asnam chim kai in Thailand (Thai:น้ำจิ้มไก่;lit. 'dipping sauce for chicken'), is a popularchili saucecondiment in Thai, Afghan, Malaysian, and Western cuisine. It is commonly made with redchili peppers (oftenFresno chile,Thai or redjalapeños), rice wine vinegar, sometimes garlic, sometimesfish sauce, and a sweetening ingredient such as fruit or arefined sugar or honey.[1]
It is popular as a dip in European Chinese restaurant dishes such asprawn toast,egg rolls, lettuce wraps, chicken wings andspring rolls. It can also be purchased in bottle form. In Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada, and the United States, "sweet Thai chili sauce" is available as a condiment at many takeaway stores and supermarkets.[2]
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