What is Spicy Eel Sauce? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Spicy Eel Sauce?

Spicy eel sauce is an accompaniment to sushi and can be used for poke bowls and other dishes containing raw or cooked seafood. Eel sauce on its own is a combination of salty, sweet, smoky, and umami flavors. Soy sauce, sugar, and rice vinegar are the base ingredients and a hot element such as chili powder is blended into the eel sauce to add a spicy kick. The sauce is brown in color, thin and glaze-like in texture, and served cool or warm.

What does Spicy Eel Sauce Taste Like?

Sweet

Sweet is one of the five main tastes. It has smooth and round notes in its flavor profile. Sweet is a naturally occurring flavor in many foods, including fruits, berries, winter squashes, sugarcane, and honey. The sweet taste in these foods is due to a higher sugar content. Sweetness is characteristic of desserts and is used as an accent in savory foods.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Spicy

Spicy is a flavor that brings heat and fire to food by creating a burning sensation in the mouth or sinuses. Spicy flavors come from hot peppers, horseradish, and wasabi. Spicy adds a kick and sometimes complexity to a dish and releases endorphins, creating a mildly addictive quality.

Ingredients

soy sauce

Soy sauce is a liquid condiment and seasoning made from fermented soybeans. Traditionally it was been made with just soy, many versions and brands use wheat as well. Soy sauce is dark brown with a thin viscosity. The flavor is intensely salty and umami. Soy sauce is used to season meats, seafood and vegetables, it is also used in sauces to perk up the flavor of the food and enhance other tastes.

mirin

Mirin is a condiment used in East Asian cuisine and is a type of rice wine with a higher sugar content and lower alcohol content. It is clear with a yellowy hue and a thin viscosity. This sweet rice wine is used as a seasoning in grains, meats and vegetables. The flavor is sweet and a little bit vinegary, with a hint of alcohol.

sugar

Sugar comes from sugar cane and sugar beets. The sugar is extracted from the juice of both plants and refined into the granulated substance known as sugar. Sucrose, the sweet substance of sugar is a combination of glucose and fructose. White sugar is composed of tiny white, dry granules. The flavor is sweet and neutral. Brown sugar is brown and has more moisture, with a richer flavor that hints at molasses. Sugar is used in both sweet and savory foods.

chili powder

There are many varieties of chili peppers. They are a small, hot pepper. The pepper is dried and ground into a fine powder, that varies in shades of red. Chili powder is a spice blend popular in American and Latin-American cooking. It is usually made from ancho chilies, paprika, oregano and cumin, other spices may be added. It is used in many protein dishes and has a spicy and herbal flavor.

Spicy Eel Sauce Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 1 fl oz30g

fl oz

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	64kcal	3%
Fats	0g	0%
Sat. fats	0g	0%
Mono. Fats	N/A
Trans fats	0g	0%
Carbs	14g	5%
Sugars	13g	26%
Fiber	0g	0%
Proteins	1g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	706mg	31%

Healthy Level

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Spicy Eel Sauce?

1 fl oz of Spicy Eel Sauce contains 1 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Spicy Eel Sauce?

1 fl oz of Spicy Eel Sauce contains 14 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Spicy Eel Sauce?

1 fl oz of Spicy Eel Sauce contains 0 g of fat.

How much sugar is in Spicy Eel Sauce?

1 fl oz of Spicy Eel Sauce contains 26 g of sugar.

How many calories are in 1 fl oz of Spicy Eel Sauce?

There are 64 calories in 1 fl oz of Spicy Eel Sauce.

How many calories are in 1 Recipe Serving of Spicy Eel Sauce?

There are 124 calories in 1 Recipe Serving of Spicy Eel Sauce.