On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:06:19 -0700, Arri London wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:44:21 -0500, pavane wrote:
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>>> "Arri London" > wrote in message ...
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>>>|
>>> ......
>>>| 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.

i would say 'sweet' in the way ketchup is sweet. that is, not terribly,
but not salty or hot, either.

your pal,
blake