How it's used
Used as a condiment or stirred into sauces and dressings for heat.
Condiments & Flavorings
hot sauce
Vinegar-based chilli sauce, ranging from mild to very hot depending on the brand.
- Usual recipe measure
- Usually measured in ml
- Recipes using this ingredient
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Your kitchen
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In the kitchen
Substitutes
chilli flakes plus a splash of vinegar
Pairs well with
Used in small amounts as a condiment - contributes negligible independent nutrition, though it can be notably high in sodium.
Try it in the kitchen
Recipes that use hot sauce
MealAmerican
Buffalo Blaze Salad
Buffalo-glazed roasted cauliflower and chickpeas over green lentils, quinoa and wilted kale, with sweet dates, toasted walnuts and a cool cashew ranch dressing.
Open recipeMealLatin American
Gallo Pinto with Avocado
Costa Rican and Nicaraguan-inspired rice and black beans fried through pepper-onion sofrito, plated with lime, coriander and avocado.
Open recipeMealLatin American
Pupusa Lunchbox with Curtido
A portable pupusa-style lunchbox with black bean filling, griddled maize dough, quick cabbage-carrot curtido, hot sauce and pumpkin seeds.
Open recipeMealGlobal
Sriracha Tofu Slab
A thick nutritional-yeast-coated tofu slab with salted tomato, basil, coriander and hot sauce in a softly crisp wholemeal baton.
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What 100 g contributes
Nutrition summary
At a glance
Higher inNo notable standouts
Calories
10kcal
20% cal
Protein
0.5g
61% cal
Carbs
1.5g
18% cal
Fat
0.2g
Small numbers, big impact
Everyday essentials
Fibre0.50g
Vitamin B120.00ฮผg
Vitamin D0.00ฮผg
Iodine0.00ฮผg
Iron0.30mg
Zinc0.10mg
Calcium8.00mg
Nutrition values are estimates and can vary with variety, brand, cooking method and water content.