This is not hoisin sauce like you buy in the international aisle, usually a syrup with sweet potato and some grain product folded in. This is hoisin sauce fermented from its traditional ingredients- only sweet potatoes, farro, and soybeans. It is surely on the sweeter end of miso pastes, and can form the base of a gorgeous barbecue sauce (or any kind of dipping sauce), glaze for ribs or meatloaf, or stir fry when loosened with a little soy sauce or sesame oil.