XO sauce
XO sauce is a Hong Kong condiment of dried scallop and shrimp, chilli, aromatics and oil, cooked rather than fermented, whose restaurant and home versions differ widely.
Recipes
1504 records with their sources, across 11 categories.
Fermented, enzyme-ripened and mixed seasonings328
Fruit preserves10
Legume, seed and plant-protein ferments10
Garum and fish sauces8
Adjacent and excluded7
Koji, mold starters and mold-ripened ferments4
Acid and oil pickles3
Fermented fruit and fruit-derived foods3
Vegetable lactic3
Dairy ferments2
Smoked salted and dried foods2
Cheese1
Not yet classified1
All condiments382Fermented, enzyme-ripened and mixed seasonings328Fruit preserves10Legume, seed and plant-protein ferments10Garum and fish sauces8Adjacent and excluded7Koji, mold starters and mold-ripened ferments4Acid and oil pickles3Fermented fruit and fruit-derived foods3Vegetable lactic3Dairy ferments2Smoked salted and dried foods2Cheese1Not yet classified1
Fermented, enzyme-ripened and mixed seasonings328Fruit preserves10Legume, seed and plant-protein ferments10Garum and fish sauces8Adjacent and excluded7Koji, mold starters and mold-ripened ferments4Acid and oil pickles3Fermented fruit and fruit-derived foods3Vegetable lactic3Dairy ferments2Smoked salted and dried foods2Cheese1Not yet classified1Filtered to
Recipes
Anchoiade
A Provencal dip of anchovies, garlic, capers and olive oil, pounded or blended to a creamy paste and served with raw vegetables, bread and eggs.
High risk
Padaek
Padaek is a Lao salt-fermented freshwater fish paste used as a seasoning and preserved food. This record covers documented uses and safety gaps; it does not offer an unvalidated home method.
Elevated risk
Nam pla ra sauce with mulberry leaves
Coconut sugar starts this cooked sauce, followed by shrimp paste, garlic brine and pieces, two distinct pla-ra inputs, mulberry leaves, water and later seasonings.
Elevated risk
Nam pla ra sauce with cane sugar
Concentrated pla-ra liquid and pla-ra ton are combined with shrimp paste, sugar and seasonings, simmered for about 30 minutes, strained and cooled.
Elevated risk
Nam pla ra with pickled garlic
Purchased pla ra is boiled with pickled-garlic heads and water, then seasoned, boiled again, cooled and transferred; several captioned ingredient names or amounts remain unresolved.