Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:44:21 -0500, pavane wrote:
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> > "Arri London" > wrote in message ...
> >|
> >|
> > ......
> >| Ate at a Vietnamese restaurant today; TMU came into a bit of unexpected
> >| cash LOL. There was a brownish sauce (no chile) at the table, along with
> >| the Huy Fong sriracha and tuong ot toi. Any ideas what that was? In a
> >| squeezy bottle.
> > ......
> > Probably Hoisin sauce, the "ketchup of asia." Sweetish, goes
> > really well with the chili sauces.
>
> That's what I would guess, too. Depending on the area.
>
> -sw

If it is hoisin, it's a very different formulation than I've had at
other Vietnamese restaurants. No trace of sweetness.