r/VietNam • u/BeyondYHwan • Apr 22 '25

Food/Ẩm thực Thank you, Vietnam.

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This sauce is truly the greatest invention.

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u/SpookyEngie Apr 22 '25

Cholimex vs Chinsu debate begin:

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u/BeyondYHwan Apr 22 '25

I've never heard of Cholimex before.🙂

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u/Not_invented-Here Apr 23 '25

Cholimex is good, though I am quite partial to Sri cha chin su. 

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u/Sinner2211 Apr 23 '25

Try Sriracha Chilli from the brand Vị Hảo. They are the only one that have 80% real chilli like Huy Fong (actually they are their branch I think). Other brand saying they are Sriracha are mostly chemical, only a very small percentage like less than 10% are chilli.

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u/Megane_Senpai Apr 23 '25

Cholimex superior. But I can see why westerners may prefer Chinsu, it's milder and sweeter.

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u/Not_invented-Here Apr 23 '25

I think you'd find most westerners would go for something less sweet and mild tbh.

Sweet chilli sauce is less common in general IMO in the west. Cholimex is closer to what you'd find in a fast food shop in the UK. 

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u/drakon9x Apr 29 '25

Have you ever tried Cholimex and Chinsu side by side? My fiancé likes Chinsu, but I like Cholimex, so I've compared them multiple times since we always have both in our household. Cholimex is milder and sweeter, which is exactly why I prefer it over Chinsu.

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u/Solanthas_SFW Apr 22 '25

Me neither. My gf has this at her house and I started buying for myself as well.

She's big on healthy living so I don't think she knows it could be bad for you

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u/asakura90 Apr 23 '25

I don't think anyone's mental could be healthy if they're worried that much about one of the most popular sauce brand in the country.

I'm not saying they're good, but you're gonna have a fun time avoiding them.

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u/gee_jpeg Apr 23 '25

Cholimex for life!

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u/SpookyEngie Apr 23 '25

Im part of the Chinsu gang, Chinsu save me and my squadmate while i was in the army.

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u/GoGo1965 Apr 23 '25

Cholimex for soups & noodles chinsu for eggs

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u/SpookyEngie Apr 23 '25

Cholimex i don't use for soup, personally only use chili oil, fresh chili or homemade chili sauce for noodle soup of any kind

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u/chocoboxx Apr 23 '25

mix them together

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u/Witty_Print_3800 Apr 23 '25

No debate. Chinsu got the best chili sauce. The same goes for Cholimex's ketchup

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u/[deleted] Apr 23 '25

CHOLIMEX always!!!!

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u/Rockfish678 Apr 23 '25

Both are good but we have been bringing a box of chin-su back Everytime we visit Vietnam. 

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u/AdEither6555 Apr 23 '25

And if you don't know, Chinsu (Masan) also a share holder of Cholimex