The Pantry Quiz #27
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This popular pantry condiment is made from sweet potato, fermented soybeans, sesame seeds, garlic, chile pepper, wheat flour, salt and sugar. What is it?
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Please leave your answer in the comments, and let us know whether you have this ingredient in your pantry.
[Last week's answer: The table salt contains more sodium by volume.]
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Posted by: Julie E | March 23, 2013 at 12:57 AM
Soy Sauce, of course I have it!
Posted by: Laura Turley | March 23, 2013 at 09:12 AM
Maybe hoisin (sp?) sauce. Like the flavor but have only used as a dip'in sauce. My other thought is in might be another sauce used in other ethnic foods like Thai food but not sure what that would be.
Posted by: Mark Boxshus | March 23, 2013 at 10:25 AM
I'd have to say it's a Teriyaki Sauce, which I have on hand all of the time.
Posted by: Pauline | March 23, 2013 at 10:43 AM
I was also thinking of hoisin or tamari or some kind of soy sauce. The sweet potato ingredient is puzzling.
Posted by: carol,boston @cabinetstew | March 23, 2013 at 11:25 AM
This IS puzzling.. i would have to go with some kind of Hoisin sauce as a guess?
Posted by: Debbie M | March 23, 2013 at 11:37 AM
I was thinking Hoisin as well. I have had it in my pantry/refrigerator in the past, but do not have any currently.
Posted by: Patricia Pond | March 23, 2013 at 03:49 PM
I'm guessing hoisin, as I'm too lazy to get up and look at the ingredients on the bottle I have in the cabinet.
Posted by: susan g | March 23, 2013 at 06:40 PM
The hoisin sauce in your pantry has those ingredients... the one on my cupboard shelf is made from soy bean, wheat flour, salt, sugar, chili, caramel, vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, lemon juice, prune juice. We should have a tasting!
Posted by: kirsten@FarmFreshFeasts | March 24, 2013 at 08:51 AM
I see hoisin suggestions, but I always thought hoisin had plums, not sweet potatoes. I mean, the jar says plum sauce if I recall correctly. So I'm thinking it must be something else.
Posted by: Diane Vandermast | March 24, 2013 at 06:52 PM
I'm in the hoisin camp.
Posted by: Judy S. | March 28, 2013 at 12:27 AM
Wow, hoisin sauce - who knew it had sweet potatoes? I searched your blog and found Lee Kum Kee hoisin sauce, but I was sure *my* hoisin sauce (Panda Brand) was different - but no, it too has sweet potatoes, as well as the other ingredients you list! Fun question, Lydia!
Posted by: Denise | March 30, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Just a tip: Hoisin is also known as "oyster sauce". you'll find it labelled on Lee Kum Kee and those of other brands but of course if you google it, it'll tell you that hoisin isnt made of oyster, but rather an "extract" to give it its taste. 'hoisin' in itself is a direct translation from chinese for 'Oyster' (the pronunciation is a tiny bit different, but its basically the same idea). hope that helps most of you as oyster sauce is considered like a basic must-have in homes in the part of the world where i live :)