Food sauce enjoyed primarily when drinking bubbly, or vice versa (5,6)

I believe the answer is:

chili pepper

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'enjoyed primarily when drinking bubbly or vice versa' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'food sauce' is the wordplay.
'food' becomes 'chili' (chili is a kind of food**).
'sauce' becomes 'pepper' (pepper sauce is a kind of sauce).
'chili'+'pepper'='CHILI PEPPER'

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