🧾 What is it?
Asia Time Hoisin Sauce 150 ml is an Asian hoisin sauce – a thick, aromatic condiment originating from Chinese cuisine, used to make sauces, marinades or as a dip for dishes. It is often used when stir-frying meat, vegetables, noodles and rice. It is a typical seasoning in the style of Chinese ‘barbecue’ sauce.
🧪 Ingredients and allergens
Main ingredients:
✔️ Drinking water
✔️ Sugar
✔️ Table salt
✔️ Thickener (modified maize starch)
✔️ Fermented soya paste (soya beans ~43 %, rice, salt)
✔️ Molasses
✔️ Spirit
vinegar
✔️ Garlic
✔️ Colouring (ammonia caramel)
✔️ Sesame oil
✔️ Spices
✔️ Acidity regulator (citric acid)
✔️ Stabilisers (xanthan gum, cellulose)
✔️ Preservative (potassium sorbate)
Allergens:
⚠️ Contains soya and sesame — important for people with allergies.
📊 Nutritional values (per 100 ml)
| Nutritional component | Per 100 ml |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~871 kJ / 205 kcal |
| Fat | ~1.3 g |
| – of which saturated | < 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | ~48 g |
| – of which sugars | ~41 g |
| Protein | ~0.7 g |
| Salt | ~5.85 g |
| *(These values are approximate, based on available sources.) |
🍴 Taste and use
✔️ Flavour: sweet and aromatic with umami and a slightly salty profile; typical of hoisin sauces from South-East Asia.
✔️ Texture: a dark, medium-thick sauce that coats ingredients well and adds colour and flavour to dishes.
Recommended uses:
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🍗 Marinade: for meat (e.g. chicken, pork, beef) or tofu before grilling or stir-frying
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🍜 Stir-fry: add to stir-fried noodles or rice for an authentic Asian flavour
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🥢 Dip: for spring rolls, dim sum, vegetables or fried dishes
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🍲 Sauce: as a base when mixed with other Asian sauces (e.g. soy sauce, chilli)
📦 Storage
👉 Before opening, store in a cool, dry place.
👉 Once opened, keep in the fridge and use within 6–8 weeks for best flavour and quality.
🧠 Summary
Asia Time Hoisin Sauce 150 ml is a versatile Asian sauce with a rich, sweet-and-salty flavour and umami profile, ideal as a dip, marinade or ingredient in stir-fries and sauces. It contains soya and sesame, may have a higher sugar and salt content, and is a handy addition when cooking Asian dishes.
🍛 Tip: Mix hoisin sauce with soy sauce and a little honey and rice vinegar for a sweet-and-salty glaze on grilled meat!