sriracha
noun
sri·ra·cha
sə-ˈrä-chə 
sē-,
nonstandard srə-
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers pureed with usually garlic, sugar, salt, and vinegar and that is typically used as a condiment
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Chili crisp, sitting right beside the sriracha in the condiment caddies of so many Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants across Southern California, wasn’t far behind in gaining popularity.
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Then came sriracha sauce, which first emerged in Thailand during the 1930s and is now so popular here that periodic shortages of the sauce cause panic buying.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
After reviewing the labels, the company found that the Habanero Buffalo Sauce may contain undeclared sulfites since the sriracha sauce contains sodium bisulfite as a preservative.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The sriracha sauce contains undeclared sulfites, which may pose serious or life-threatening risk to people with allergies or severe sensitivities to sulfites, according to an announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Then came sriracha sauce, which first emerged in Thailand during the 1930s and is now so popular here that periodic shortages of the sauce cause panic buying.
—Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
After reviewing the labels, the company found that the Habanero Buffalo Sauce may contain undeclared sulfites since the sriracha sauce contains sodium bisulfite as a preservative.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The sriracha sauce contains undeclared sulfites, which may pose serious or life-threatening risk to people with allergies or severe sensitivities to sulfites, according to an announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sriracha
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“Sriracha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sriracha. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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