sambal

Indonesian hot sauce

Sambal is a spicy chili-based condiment or sauce originating in Southeast Asian cuisines, especially Indonesian and Malaysian.

It typically combines crushed or ground chilies with ingredients like garlic, shallots, shrimp paste, lime, or sugar.

Sambals range from raw preparations to cooked pastes: The nasi goreng came with a fiery sambal on the side.

Indonesian

satay

Skewered meat with peanut sauce

Java · Sumatra · Bali

ingredients

shrimp paste

Fermented ground crustacean condiment

palm sugar · fish sauce · tomato · candlenut · tamarind · galangal · lemongrass · coriander · mortar · pestle

condiment

chutney

Spiced fruit-based condiment

harissa · sriracha · peri-peri · hot sauce · dipping sauce · accompaniment · topping · side dish

chili

capsaicin

Chili heat compound

bird's eye · serrano · pungency · fiery · redhot · heat · peppery · crushed · dried · fresh

Categories
Opposites
heat/spiciness

sambalmild sauce

Low-heat flavor addition

plain yogurt · sour cream · mayonnaise · tzatziki · ketchup

flavor profile

sambalhoney

Bees' viscous nectar product

maple syrup · raita · tzatziki · sweet chili sauce · mint chutney

heat intensity

sambalmild

Moderate in intensity

bland · mild sauce · plain · unseasoned · cooling

Family

sambals

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G