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From: slk@mit-vax.UUCP (Ling Ku)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: What is hoisin sauce?
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Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 15:24:10 EDT
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Summary: 

Hoi in Chinese means sea; sin means tasty, frequently associated with the
taste of seafood; hoi-sin together could also mean seafood.
So hoi-sin sauce literally means sauce that is made out of seafood.
I don't know whether the name still has any connection with its ingredient.

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