Siu haau (pinyin: shāokǎo) sauce is the primary barbecue sauce used in Cantonese cuisine. It generally contains garlic, honey, palm sugar, five-spice powder, and pepper.[1]

Siu haau sauce
Traditional Chinese燒烤
Simplified Chinese烧烤
Literal meaningbarbecue sauce
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinshāokǎo jiàng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsiu1 haau1 zoeng3

Siu haau is used during the barbecue-cooking process as opposed to a flavoring sauce after the food is made. It is not used for siu mei rotisserie-style cooking; dishes such as char siu each have their own sauce.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Allen, Gary (8 February 2019). Sauces Reconsidered. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 156. ISBN 9781538115145. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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