Shacha sauce  Shacha sauce (; also spelled sa cha sauce), or paste is a Chinese condiment primarily used in Fujian, Teochew, and Taiwanese cuisines. It is made from soybean oil, garlic, shallots, chilis, brill fish, and dried shrimp. It has a savory and slightly spicy taste. The ingredient has multiple uses:   Shacha sauce is also known as "sa-te" sauce in the Hokkien dialect, reflecting its origin in the satay sauce introduced by expatriate Chinese returning from Southeast Asia. It is however quite different from the peanut-based satay sauce popular in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.