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XO sauce, the Glossary

XO sauce is a spicy seafood sauce from Hong Kong with an umami flavour.^[1]

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Chinese condiments
Chinese sauces
Fish sauces

Cantonese cuisine

Cantonese or Guangdong cuisine, also known as Yue cuisine, is the cuisine of Guangdong province of China, particularly the provincial capital Guangzhou, and the surrounding regions in the Pearl River Delta including Hong Kong and Macau. XO sauce and Cantonese cuisine are Hong Kong cuisine.

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Chili oil

Chili oil is a condiment made from vegetable oil that has been infused with chili peppers. XO sauce and chili oil are Chinese condiments.

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Chili pepper

Chili peppers, also spelled chile or chilli, are varieties of the berry-fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family Solanaceae, cultivated for their pungency.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chinese noodles

Chinese noodles vary widely according to the region of production, ingredients, shape or width, and manner of preparation.

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Cognac

Cognac (also) is a variety of brandy named after the commune of Cognac, France.

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Condiment

A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to impart a specific flavour, to enhance the flavour, or to complement the dish.

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Conpoy

Conpoy or dried scallop is a type of Cantonese dried seafood product that is made from the adductor muscle of scallops.

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Dim sum

Dim sum is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch, with a “selection of over 1,000 varieties of small-plate Chinese foods, usually meat or vegetables in dough or a wrapper that is steamed, deep-fried or pan-fried.” Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cuisines. XO sauce and dim sum are Cantonese cuisine and Hong Kong cuisine.

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Dried shrimp

Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun-dried and shrunk to a thumbnail size. XO sauce and Dried shrimp are Umami enhancers.

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Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium.

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GrubStreet

GrubStreet, Inc. is a non-profit creative writing center located in Boston, Massachusetts that hosts workshops, seminars, consultations, and similar events.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Jinhua ham

Jinhua ham is a type of specialty dry-cured ham named after the city of Jinhua, where it is produced, in Zhejiang province, China.

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Kowloon

Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon.

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Liquor

Liquor or distilled beverage is an alcoholic drink produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.

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List of Chinese sauces

This is a list of notable Chinese sauces, encompassing sauces that originated in China or are widely used as cooking ingredients or condiments in Chinese cuisines. XO sauce and list of Chinese sauces are Chinese sauces.

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List of fish sauces

Fish sauce is an amber-colored liquid extracted from the fermentation of fish with sea salt. XO sauce and List of fish sauces are fish sauces.

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List of sauces

The following is a list of notable culinary and prepared sauces used in cooking and food service.

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Misnomer

A misnomer is a name that is incorrectly or unsuitably applied.

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Onion

An onion (Allium cepa L., from Latin cepa meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

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Relish

A relish (a pickle based ketchup condiment) is a cooked and pickled culinary dish made of chopped vegetables, fruits or herbs and is a food item typically used as a condiment to enhance a staple.

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Sauce

In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods.

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Seafood

Seafood is the culinary name for food that comes from any form of sea life, prominently including fish and shellfish.

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Shacha sauce

Shacha sauce (also spelled sa cha sauce) is a savory, slightly spicy Chinese condiment used in Min Nan cuisine (primarily Teochew, Fujian, and Taiwanese). XO sauce and Shacha sauce are Chinese condiments and Chinese sauces.

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The Peninsula Hong Kong

The Peninsula Hong Kong is a colonial-style luxury hotel located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

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Tofu

is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness: silken, soft, firm, extra (or super) firm. Tofu is also known as bean curd in English.

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