Asian cuisine is all about balancing sweet and salty, sour and savory, and heat and depth. This approach is most important when it comes to sauces. Sure, store-bought Asian sauces are convenient, but ...

One of the best things about eating Asian food is the many kinds of dipping sauces that accompany it. Spicy, sweet, salty, sour, you name it, there’s one in every flavor! Here’s a homemade spicy ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Who doesn’t love ordering flavorful Asian takeout? The bold sauces, fresh vegetables, tender proteins, and irresistible textures make it hard to resist. But making those same crave-worthy dishes at ...

For the last few years, sriracha has reigned supreme on America’s kitchen tables. The pungent, peppery chili sauce from Thailand—particularly Huy Fong’s ubiquitous green-capped bottle—has become the ...

The Sriracha shortage scare of 2013 turned out not to be the Srirachapocalypse that fans of the Huy Fong (a.k.a. "rooster") chili sauce had feared. Despite the averted crisis, we decided to hedge our ...

A good sauce can take a dish from bland to spectacular, and with just a few tweaks you can create an endless variety of dishes. Here are some more sauces to add to your arsenal. Earlier this year we ...