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Do You Know Your Sauces?

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How well do you know your spicy sauces? Take a stab at our hot new quiz. Just match the following sauces to their description, then check your answers below to test your knowledge:

  1. Harissa
  2. Sriracha
  3. Sambal
  4. Gochujang
  5. Sweet Chile Sauce
  6. Tabasco
  7. Cholula
  8. Pickapeppa
  1. This tangy and sweet Jamaican sauce tastes similar to American steak sauce. It's made from peppers but also tomatoes, onions, sugar, cane vinegar, mangoes, raisins and spices.
     
  2. This tangy, garlicy, mildly spicy Asian condiment is named for the city where it was reportedly first produced. It's a delicious alternative to ketchup!
     
  3. Named for the oldest inhabited city in north America, this Mexican hot sauce is similar to but about half as spicy as Tabasco sauce.
     
  4. This thick Indonesian condiment is made from a variety of ground hot chiles, usually cayenne. It often includes garlic and vinegar and is fairly interchangeable in recipes that call for chili-garlic sauce or chile-garlic paste.
     
  5. This Thai sauce, commonly made with Fresno, Thai or red jalapeño peppers, is quite mild. It's popular as an ingredient in stir fries and for dipping spring rolls or egg rolls.
     
  6. This North African condiment is usually more of a paste than a pourable sauce. Its primary ingredient is roasted red peppers, and it is often flavored with garlic, coriander and cumin.
     
  7. This Louisiana-style hot sauce is made from peppers and vinegar and is named for the Mexican pepper varietal used to make it.
     
  8. This Korean condiment looks like dark, thick ketchup. Its pronounced sweetness traditionally comes from sticky rice, and it is flavored with powdered red chiles.

Answers:

1. F  2. B  3. D  4. H  5. E  6. G  7. C  8. A