hoisin sauce

== English == === Etymology === Partial calque from Cantonese 海鮮醬／海鲜酱 (hoi2 sin1 zoeng3, literally “seafood sauce, sauce for seafood”). === Noun === hoisin sauce (countable and uncountable, plural hoisin sauces) A thick, pungent, dark, sweet and salty sauce made from soy, garlic and chili, used in Chinese cooking. ==== Translations ====