What is sweet chili sauce?

Sweet chili sauce

Thai-style sauce of red chili, garlic, sugar and vinegar, sweet, sticky and mild.

What it tastes like

Sweet first, then tangy with a gentle chili warmth. Sticky, glossy and friendly even to heat-shy eaters.

Where you’ll see it

With spring rolls, fried shrimp, chicken wings and fish cakes at Thai restaurants and on pub menus.

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