Sauces & condiments · sauce

Hoisin sauce

Also called hoisin

Thick, sweet and savoury Chinese sauce of fermented soybeans, garlic and spices; for Peking duck, glazes, stir-fries and pho.

VeganVegetarianDairy-freeContains: soy and gluten

What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodChar siu sauce

    Similar sweet five-spice flavour, but thinner and red.

  • Savoury bean paste, less sweet and spiced; add a little sugar.

  • T3 · In a pinchPlum sauce

    Fruitier and sharper, without the fermented bean depth.

Cook with Hoisin sauce