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Katrina Yentch

What is sambal oelek?

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Hot sauce enthusiasts tend to cycle through their obsessions like brief yet meaningful romances. In the past, they've "put Sriracha on their Sriracha," and swarmed McDonald's to hoard Rick & Morty's-inspired Szechuan chili sauce. The next spicy condiment that may get the Sriracha treatment is one that's not new to you if you're familiar with Indonesian food: It's sambal oelek.

What is sambal?

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