Hotpot sauce: what do I make tonight?

The most-made combos, ranked

100 combos from 52 public pages. The more pages mention a combo, the higher it goes (method below).

1. 1

   sweet chili sauce + peanut sauce dip 건희소스 (오리지널)
   sweet chili sauce 2½ · peanut sauce 1 · minced garlic ½ · scallion ½ · sesame seeds ⅓ · crushed peanuts ⅓ · chili flakes ⅙ · chili oil ⅙ · spicy beef sauce ⅙ · sugar 0.1

   hot

   Score 100 · 6 sourcesShow this: sweet chili sauce + peanut sauce dip
2. 2

   soy sauce + scallion dip 건희소스2 (양파 버전)
   soy sauce 2 · scallion 1 · Chinese vinegar 0.7~1 · minced garlic ½ · oyster sauce 0.3 · chili oil 0.3 · onion · bird's eye chili · sesame seeds

   a little hot

   Score 71 · 4 sourcesShow this: soy sauce + scallion dip
3. 3

   peanut sauce + minced garlic dip 필릭스소스
   peanut sauce 1 · minced garlic 1 · mala seasoning 1 · onion 1 · hotpot chili sauce 1 · scallion

   very hot

   Score 67 · 4 sourcesShow this: peanut sauce + minced garlic dip
4. 4

   peanut sauce + soy sauce dip 마크소스
   peanut sauce 2 · soy sauce 2 · minced garlic 1½ · onion 1½ · oyster sauce 1 · bird's eye chili 1 · beef bits · scallion · crushed peanuts · chili flakes

   a little hot

   Score 67 · 4 sourcesShow this: peanut sauce + soy sauce dip
5. 5

   minced garlic + Chinese vinegar dip 마늘식초 마장
   minced garlic · Chinese vinegar · sugar · sesame seeds · scallion · cilantro · sesame paste · sesame oil · bird's eye chili

   a little hot

   Score 49 · 3 sourcesShow this: minced garlic + Chinese vinegar dip
6. 6

   sesame paste + beef bits dip 성찬소스
   sesame paste 2 · beef bits 2 · sweet chili sauce 1 · minced garlic 1 · crushed peanuts 1 · scallion ½

   a little hot

   Score 49 · 3 sourcesShow this: sesame paste + beef bits dip
7. 7

   sesame oil + minced garlic dip 소희소스
   sesame oil 3 · minced garlic 1 · oyster sauce 1 · scallion · spicy beef sauce · sweet chili sauce

   a little hot

   Score 49 · 3 sourcesShow this: sesame oil + minced garlic dip
8. 8

   Chinese vinegar + peanut sauce dip 우기소스
   Chinese vinegar 3 · peanut sauce 1½ · minced garlic 1½ · scallion 1 · cilantro 1 · crushed peanuts 1

   mild

   Score 49 · 3 sourcesShow this: Chinese vinegar + peanut sauce dip
9. 9

   Chinese vinegar + soy sauce dip 泰式檸檬醬 (새우완자·생선용)
   Chinese vinegar 1 · soy sauce 1 · oyster sauce ½ · sugar · bird's eye chili · minced garlic · cilantro · lemon

   a little hot

   Score 43 · 3 sourcesShow this: Chinese vinegar + soy sauce dip
10. 10

    sesame oil + minced garlic dip 百搭蘸料
    sesame oil · minced garlic · chili oil · sha cha (satay) sauce · spicy beef sauce · beef bits

    very hot

    Score 35 · 2 sourcesShow this: sesame oil + minced garlic dip

Flavour map: nutty ↔ tangy, mild ↔ hot

Each little bowl is one combo, placed by its ingredients' flavour scores averaged over the spoons.

Sauce-bar ingredients (49)

Items mentioned in reviews and roundups. We could not get an official list; items not confirmed in Korean stores are marked “unconfirmed”.

Ingredient drawings are Gemini illustrations (5 are code-drawn dishes), not photos of a store.