The name is something of a fake — XO sauce. The Asian condiment contains no cognac, which is what the XO (“extra old”) term famously applies to. Nor is it a sauce in the traditional, smooth sense but ...

If making your own XO sauce isn’t quite your speed, you would do well to order it at one of the restaurants around L.A. that has it on the menu. The gloriously pungent sauce, a mash-up of dried ...

Until recently, I had no idea what XO sauce was; I only knew that I loved it. (To get the Beyoncé puns out of my system from the top: I loved it like XO.) Related: The 8 Essential Tools for Chinese ...

At high-end Chinese restaurants around Vancouver, foodies and picky diners always request a special, spicy condiment to go with their dim sum and appetizers. But you likely have never heard of this ...

If you’re a fan of Chinese food, you know (and probably love) XO sauce. The chunky, umami-rich condiment, native to the Cantonese kitchens of Hong Kong, is made from dried seafood, cured ham, chiles, ...

Chefs are by nature obsessive. It’s a personality trait that tends to fit them, like their chef’s whites, that knife collection, maybe some latent pyromania. You could argue that chef Sang Yoon has ...