hot sauce
noun
plural hot sauces
: a pungent sauce that is made from hot peppers and is used especially as a condiment
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Hot Sauce Spiciness without many calories or sugar Most traditional bottled hot sauces are very low in calories, with their main ingredients being chili peppers, vinegar, and salt.
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 28 Dec. 2025
This one-step recipe for a tailgate party or any type of celebration uses four cheeses and a cup of hot sauce.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Cooking oysters safely The CDC offered safety tips for consuming raw oysters, including a reminder that hot sauce and lemon juice do not kill germs found in oysters.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
There’s no such thing as too much miniature hot sauce.
—The Editors, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 28 Dec. 2025
This one-step recipe for a tailgate party or any type of celebration uses four cheeses and a cup of hot sauce.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
Cooking oysters safely The CDC offered safety tips for consuming raw oysters, including a reminder that hot sauce and lemon juice do not kill germs found in oysters.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
There’s no such thing as too much miniature hot sauce.
—The Editors, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Hot sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20sauce. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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