What are the very best sauces for dipping? Well that all depends on what is being dipped.
So, if you like me, have been caught dipping every leftover piece of burger, French fry, chicken finger or pizza crust in the plethora of sauces out of your fridge door, than you know there are a lot of dipping sauces to choose from. Will I pick hot sauce today? A creamy dressing....maybe hot sauce mixed in the dressing, a spicy sharp mustard, a sweet and spicy Asian sweet chili sauce, barbecue sauce? Maybe I will pick D. All The Above.
Out of all the sauces we choose to dip with, these are our favorites; the very best sauces for dipping. Hold on, there are a lot.
1. Ketchup - Spicy Tomato Kasundi Sauce
Before any of us knew dipping was a thing, there was ketchup. They say you can't improve on perfect, but with our Spicy Tomato Kasundi BBQ sauce, I'd say we came pretty close. It has all the qualities you'd expect from a great dipping sauce and so much more. With layers of flavor from spices like cumin, mustard, smoked chili and garlic, our Spicy Tomato Kasundi Sauce is tangy, sweet, smoky and spicy and is a cross between a tomato ketchup and a smoky barbecue sauce. Combine this sauce with mayo for a minute ready Yum Yum Sauce for dipping hibachi grilled steak, shrimp, chicken and vegetables or combine with horseradish for a killer cocktail sauce.
Dip fries and baked potatoes, sausages, sliders, shrimp cocktail, kebabs, wings, grilled cheese toasties, chicken fingers, mozzarella sticks.... mix with mayonnaise for a remoulade sauce for crab cakes, fried shrimp, oysters and vegetables. Its versatile, you get the idea.
Recipe Pictured Below: Smashed Crispy Potatoes with Wozz! Kasundi Tomato Sauce
2. Sweet Chili Sauce - Sweet Chili Orange Sesame Sauce
The gateway sauce to dipping. Our Sweet Chili Orange Sesame Sauce is more than just your usual sweet and spicy sweet chili sauce. With layers of fresh citrus, savory umami undertones from organic tamari and a toasty sesame finish, this will be your new favorite sweet chili sauce for dipping.
Use this sauce to dip all your favorites from fried shrimp, grilled and cold seafood to rice paper rolls, egg rolls, dumplings, wontons, spring rolls, potstickers, crab cakes, Thai fish cakes, potato wedges with sour cream, grilled meats, kebabs and wings.
Recipe Pictured Below: Fried Coconut Shrimp with Sweet Chili Orange Sesame Dipping Sauce
3. Tsuyu - Ginger Soy Infusion Sauce
What is the dipping sauce that comes with Japanese tempura? Its Tsuyu, a light dashi forward blend of soy sauce, rice wine, sweetened with mirin. A Japanese dipping sauce staple and the inspiration behind our umami rich, award winning Ginger Soy Infusion Sauce. The ultimate gyoza (potsticker) and wonton sauce. A wonderful dipping sauce for vegetables, tofu, noodles, and rice paper rolls. A fantastic marinade and dipping sauce for wings, lettuce wraps, sushi, tempura, grilled kebabs like Yakitori and Kushiyaki (chicken, salmon, and beef) and so much more.
Pictured Below: Potstickers with Ginger Soy Infusion Dipping Sauce

4. Salsa Verde - Kiwi Lime Salsa VerdeNot just for corn chips! Not many store bought salsa verdé's taste as if they're freshly made but our
Kiwi Lime Salsa Verde delivers superb fresh flavor that is full of tang and spice thanks to fresh fire-roasted kiwi, tomatillo, jalapeño peppers, fresh lime juice and loads of fresh cilantro.
Wonderful for dipping all your favorite Mexican appetizers like quesadillas, flautas, tamales and taquitos and delicious when used to make
Salsa Verde Guacamole and Queso Verde. Reaching beyond your
traditional Mexican faire, this salsa verdé can be crossed over to other cuisines including Indian, Middle Eastern and Caribbean and can be used for dipping samosa, pakoras, falafel, grilled meats, vegetables, seafood, koftas, poppadom, roti and naan breads.Recipe Pictured Below:
Salsa Verde Guacamole Dip
5. Miso Sauce - Japanese Sesame Miso Dipping Sauce and DressingA versatile Japanese miso sauce is a staple that is packed with umami flavor. Our Japanese Sesame Miso Sauce is light, creamy and nutty, it's full of savory notes with fresh ginger and garlic and makes a great dressing, marinade, glaze and dipping sauce.
Use our Japanese Sesame Miso Sauce to dip shrimp, salmon,
rice paper rolls, sushi, lettuce wraps, grilled skewers like
Yakitori and Kushiyaki, chicken schnitzel and roasted veggies. You can also make an Asian inspired aioli dipping sauce by mixing our Japanese Sesame Miso with mayonnaise.
6. Chutney - Spicy Summer Mango Chutney
Chutney originated from India and is essentially a relish or sauce made with a combination of fruits or vegetables, herbs, vinegar and spices. It can be a sauce that is raw or cooked, it can be sweet, spiced and savory or vinegary and herbaceous. Varieties include dried fruit chutney, tomato chutney, date chutney, pineapple chutney, fresh cilantro or mint chutney and of course your classic Major Grey's or mango chutney. A great chutney has so many uses and dipping is one of our favorite ways to use a chutney. We love to use our Spicy Summer Mango Chutney as a dipping sauce. Its tangy, fresh, summery and spicy. We think a mango chutney should be a staple in everyone's refrigerator right up there with ketchup, mayo and hot sauce.
Mango Chutney is a traditional accompaniment for dipping samosa, pakoras, naan and poppadoms. It's also delicious with coconut shrimp, rice paper rolls, seafood, crab cakes and fish cakes, grilled chicken, kebabs and wings. Mix mango chutney with cream cheese for a creamy mango dip for crackers, lavosh and crostini.
Recipe Pictured Below: Grilled Indian Chicken with Mango Chutney Dipping Sauce

7. Satay Sauce - Cambodian Coconut Peanut Sauce
Although satay actually refers to grilled meat on a skewer, the accompanying peanut sauce for dipping has adopted the name "satay" as well. Our satay sauce, Cambodian Coconut Peanut Sauce, is a dippers dream sauce. Bursting with lime to cut the richness off the creamy peanut and coconut cream and a well rounded heat from curry paste and chili makes this peanut sauce a great cooking sauce over all, and perfect for dipping.
Use peanut sauce to dip beef or chicken satay, spring rolls, rice paper rolls, shrimp, tofu, wings, noodles, rice cakes, fish cakes, lettuce wraps, crudités and vegetables.
Recipe Pictured Below: Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
8. Nuoc Cham - Vietnamese Mint Lime and Chili Dipping Sauce
A nuoc cham is the ultimate balance of sweet, salty, sour, spice and umami funk. A Vietnamese staple and our inspiration for our Vietnamese Mint Lime and Chili Dipping Sauce. Awarded the NYC sofi Gold award for best condiment (hold for dramatic effect) twice. lol
A seriously great dipping sauce for satay, rice paper rolls, fish cakes, noodles, spring rolls, savory Vietnamese pancakes, dumplings, lettuce wraps, meatballs and all your favorite seafood.

9. Pepper Jelly - Thai Hot Pepper Jelly
Need a quick fix for easy entertaining? Grab a pepper jelly out of the pantry and pair with what you have on hand; whether it be cream cheese and crackers or frozen spring rolls, chicken tenders or potstickers that you can cook up in a quick minute. Our Thai Hot Pepper Jelly is a chunky pepper jelly full of roasted red pepper, onion, garlic and ginger, it's a tangy, sweet and spicy pepper jelly with added umami undertones from a touch of fish sauce.
For an easy appetizer, use pepper jelly to top cream cheese and serve with crackers or pretzels. Also a delicious dipping sauce for wings, fried wonton wrappers, rice paper rolls, noodles, satay, spring rolls, dumplings, meatballs, potato wedges and fries.
Recipe Pictured Below: Pepper Jelly Crab Rangoon Dip
10. Mustard - Southern Style Rustic Mustard
Mustard with it's many varieties from wholegrain to honey mustard to Dijon is a traditional go-to dipping sauce for just about everything from pretzels to sausage bites to chicken tenders. Our Southern Style Rustic Mustard is a South Carolina BBQ Inspired Wholegrain Mustard that's a little bit sweet with a vinegar tang and peppery spice. It's one of our favorite dipping sauces and a best seller here at Wozz! You can combine it with sour cream or mayo for a creamy mustard dip, but trust us, you'll want to eat this mustard just on its own.
Use our Southern Style Rustic Mustard to dip pretzels, sausages/brats, sliders, charcuterie, cheddar cheese and crackers, roast potatoes, fries, hotdogs, pigs in a blanket, popcorn chicken, veggie sticks, pork tenderloin and deli meat rolls ups.
Recipe Pictured Below: Cheese and Charcuterie with Southern Wholegrain Mustard

11. Green Tomato Pickle - Green Tomato Jalapeno Savory Spread
Oh my, how we loved our Grandmother's green tomato pickled jam. Our Green Tomato Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Spread is halfway between a mustard pickle and a pickled pepper jelly and as a result, a great base for all sorts of classic picnic dipping sides like this Corn Relish Dip or this Spicy Corn Relish Salsa, adding sweetness, spice and tang.
Use our Green Tomato Jalapeno Jelly for charcuterie, cheddar cheese and crackers, veggie sticks, soft pretzels, ham and cheese sliders, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers, fritters, corn chips, wraps, cold cuts, brats, hotdogs and sandwiches.
Pictured Below: Fancy Hot Dogs with Green Tomato Pepper Jelly

12. Korean BBQ Sauce - Korean Raspberry Gochujang BBQ Sauce
A soy forward BBQ sauce with sweetness, toasted sesame and spice. We take it to another level with the addition of whole tart summer raspberries in our Korean Raspberry Gochujang BBQ Sauce. This is a great Korean BBQ sauce for cooking, glazing and a favorite for dipping and was the gold winner for outstanding BBQ sauce at the NYC fancy food show in 2022.
Use Korean Barbecue Sauce for dipping wontons, spring rolls, dumpling, potstickers, wings, kebabs and skewers, ribs, breakfast wraps and burritos, tacos, lettuce wraps, noodles, shrimp, veggies, pork steamed buns, tempeh and tofu.
Pictured Below: Tofu Dipped in Korean Gochujang Barbecue Sauce
13. Sichuan/Szechuan Sauce - Sichuan Chili Garlic Dan Dan Sauce
A deeply complex, savory sauce with a flavor and spice that lingers long after the last mouthful. Salty, nutty, and spicy with the lip-numbing sensation Sichuan Pepper sauces are famous for. A great cooking and noodle sauce but wonderful for dipping, especially if you prefer savory over sweet.
Use Sichuan Chili Garlic Dan Dan Sauce to dip wontons, spring rolls, dumplings, noodles, shrimp, chicken skewers and satay.
Recipe Pictured Below: Wontons with Spicy Sichuan Dipping Sauce
14. Hot Sauce - Serrano Cilantro Lime Hot Sauce
One of the all stars of the dipping game, if you love to bring the heat. From sriracha to sambal to our serrano sauce, a good hot sauce can bring a full on sensory experience to dipping just about anything. Our Serrano Cilantro Lime Hot Sauce is about a 7-8/10 and is a favorite of ours for dipping burritos, quesadillas, taquitos, nachos, pizza, tacos, chicken wings, scrambled eggs, breakfast sandwiches and more.
Recipe Pictured Below: Scrambled Eggs with Serrano Hot Sauce

15. Butterscotch Sauce - Rum Toddy Toffee Dessert Sauce
A dipping party isn't complete without dessert. Our Rum Toddy Toffee Dessert Sauce is a dessert sauce all grown up. Infused Chai tea, Caribbean spiced rum, butterscotch schnaps and rich dates all pulled together with butter and brown sugar to create a rich butterscotch style sauce that is great for, oatmeal, granola, desserts, fruit, cocktails and dipping.
Use our Rum Toddy Toffee Dessert Sauce to dip fresh fruit like apple slices, pear, strawberries, banana and pineapple or use with fried desserts like churros, donuts, chiacchiere and sopaipillas. Drizzle over baked desserts like pound cake, apple crisp, biscotti and strudel.
Recipe Pictured Below: Poached Peaches with Marscapone and Rum Toddy Toffee Dessert Sauce
The Ultimate Dipping Sauce Set - The Ultimate Dipping Sauce SetFor the ultimate set of dipping sauces, we have you covered with this set of five, which includes three Gold sofi Award Winning sauces.
