sauce

flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food behave saucily or impudently towards dress (food) with a relish add zest or flavor to, make more interesting

"sauce the roast"

cuisine : ''For the computer protocol, see Standard Architecture for Universal Comment ExtensionsSAUCE''In cooking, a sauce is a liquid served on or used in the preparation of food. Sauces are not consumed by themselves; they add flavour, moisture, and visual appeal to another dish. ''Sauce'' is a French languageFrench word taken from the Latin ''salsus'', meaning salted.Sauces may be prepared sauces, such as soy sauce, which are usually bought, not made, by the cook; or cooked sauces, such as Béchamel sauce, which are generally made just before serving.Sauces for salads are called salad dressing.Sauces are an essential element in cuisines all over the world.

Sauces in French cuisine - Sauces in Cuisine of FranceFrench cuisine date back to Medieval times. There were hundreds of sauces in the lore. In 'classic' French cooking (19th and 20th century until nouvelle cuisine), sauces were a major defining characteristic of French cuisine. In the 19th century, the chef Antoine Carême classified sauces into four families, each of which was based on a mother sauce. Carême's four mother sauces were:

Allemande sauceAllemande

Béchamel sauceBéchamel is based on flour and milk

Espagnole is based on brown stock, beef etc.

Velouté sauceVelouté is based on a light broth, fish, chicken or veal.In the early 20th century, the chef Auguste Escoffier updated the classification, replacing ''sauce Allemande'' with egg-based emulsions (''Hollandaise'' and ''mayonnaise''), and adding ''tomate''. Escoffier's schema is still taught to chefs today:

Béchamel sauceBéchamel

Espagnole

Hollandaise sauceHollandaise

Mayonnaise

Tomato sauce

Velouté sauceVelouté

Sauces in other cuisines - Sauces and condiments also play an important role in other cuisines:

British cuisineBritish cooking: Gravy is a traditional sauce used on roast dinner, comprising roast potatoes, roast meat, boiled vegetables and optional Yorkshire puddings. Apple sauce and mint sauce are also used on meat. Salad cream is used on salads. Ketchup and brown sauce are used on more fast-food type dishes. Strong English mustard (as well as French or American mustard) are also used on various foods, as is Worcestershire sauce. Custard is a popular dessert sauce. Some of these sauce traditions have been exported to ex-colonies such as the United StatesUSA.

Chinese cuisine is known for prepared sauces based on fermented soy beans (soy sauce, black bean sauce, hoisin sauce) as well as many others such as chili sauces and oyster sauce.

Southeast Asian cuisines, such as Cuisine of ThailandThai and Cuisine of VietnamVietnamese cuisine, often use fish sauce, made from fermented fish.Asian prepared sauces are not thick as they do not contain thickening agents such as flour. The thickening occurs in the last minutes of cooking when thickeners like corn starch or arrowroot are added.

Sauce variations - There are also many sauces based on tomato (such as tomato ketchup and tomato sauce), other vegetablevegetables and various spices. Although the word 'ketchup' by itself usually refers to tomato ketchup, other vegetables or fruits may be used to prepare ketchups.Sauces can also be sweet, and used either hot or cold to accompany and garnish a dessert.Another kind of sauce is made from stewed fruit, usually strained to remove skin and fibers and often sweetened. Such sauces, including applesauce and cranberry sauce, are often eaten with specific other foods (apple sauce with pork or ham (meat)ham; cranberry sauce with poultry) or served as desserts.

Examples of sauces - White sauces

Mushroom sauce

Allemande sauceSauce Allemande

Sauce AmericaineSauce Américaine

Sauce supremeSauce Suprême

VelouteVeloutéBrown sauces

Bordelaise sauce

Bourguignonne sauce

Chateaubriand sauce

Sauce Africaine

Sauce RobertBéchamel family

Bechamel sauceBéchamel sauce

Mornay sauceEmulsified sauces

Bearnaise sauceBéarnaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce

Mayonnaise

* Tartar sauce

Salad creamButter sauces

Beurre blanc

Café de Paris sauceCafé de ParisSweet sauces

Butterscotch sauce

Chocolate sauceChocolate or fudge sauce

Custard

* Crème Anglaise

Hard sauce -- not liquid, but called a sauce nonetheless

Fruit sauces

* Applesauce

* Cranberry sauceSauces made of chopped fresh ingredients

Latin American Salsa (sauce)Salsa cruda of various kinds

Salsa verdeHot sauces

Chili sauce

Tabasco sauceEast Asian sauces

Prepared sauces

* Black bean sauce

* Duck sauce, or Plum sauce

* Hoisin sauce

* Oyster sauce

* Soy sauce

Cooked sauces

* Lobster sauce

* Sweet and sour sauce

* Teriyaki - a way of cooking in Japan, a branch of sauces in North America.Southeast Asian sauces

Fish sauce

SambalOther sauces

Barbecue sauce

Mole (sauce)Mole

Tomato sauce

Tzatziki

See also -

Chutney

Condiment

Coulis

Custard

Garum

Ketchup

Kochujang

Mustard

SaladSalad dressing

Salsa (sauce)Salsa

Toenjang

References - commonscatSauces cookbookparSauces

Peterson, JamesTitle=SaucesPublisher=John Wiley & SonsYear=1998ID=ISBN 0471292753

Sokolov, RaymondTitle=The Saucier's ApprenticePublisher=KnopfYear=1976ID=ISBN 0394489209

McGee,HaroldTitle=On Food and CookingPublisher=MacmillanYear=1984ID=ISBN 0020346212

McGee, HaroldTitle=The Curious CookPublisher=MacmillanYear=1990ID=ISBN 0020098104 Category:Sauces!*da:Sovsde:Soßees:Salsaseo:Sa uxcofa:سسfr:Saucehe:רוטב nl:Sausja:ソースpl:Sospt:Mo lho

Herb's BBQ Shack
Herb's BBQ Shack - Serving the best BBQ in Brighton Colorado. Now serving our very own Shack Attack plate. Located at the corner of Egbert and Main.
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Crepe Du Jour
French Restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.crepedujour.com/

Thai Cooking Ingedients and Fresh Thai Produce
Simply Thai UK fly fresh Thai Herbs, Vegetables and Fruits into our store in Newquay. Everything available to create your favourite Thai meal.
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Club Sauce
Specialty and gourmet cooking products for the professional as well as home cooks. Articles, recipes and information to make your every meal a success.
http://www.clubsauce.com

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La Tortilla
Herstellung von original mexikanische Tortillas und import von original mexikanische Produkte
http://www.latortilla.de/

THE NIBBLE - Gourmet food magazine with product reviews of the best gourmet food and specialty food
Online gourmet food magazine and website with a thousand product reviews of gourmet food and beverages. There's also an opt-in newsletter about gourmet foods and beverages that delivers a top food pick of the week, and a tip of the day. THE NIBBLE is the only consumer publication devoted to specialty foods.
http://www.thenibble.com

www.stroupingredients.com
multi-line independent sales agent for food ingredients marketed to food processors and factories
http://www.stroupingredients.com/

Pitfire Pizza Company
The Pitfire Pizza Company is a quick service format restaurant. Its menu includes Pizza, Pasta, Panini and Salads, with an emphasis on local and seasonal ingredients. Signature pizzas include Sweet Fennel Sausage with Roasted San Joaquin Tomatoes, Red Onion, Bel Paese, Fontina and Mozzarella; White Pizza with Pesto, Organic Russian Kale, Arugula, Roasted Garlic and Mozzarella Cheese. Pastas include Spaghetti Fresca with Red & Yellow Cherry Tomatoes, Fresh Spinach, Garlic, Basil, Fresh Mozzarella and Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Pitfire Pizza Company 108 W. 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 11am – 10pm Sunday to Sunday 213-808-1200 www.pitfirepizza.com
http://www.pitfirepizza.com/

Loco Luna Gourmet Foods, Lava Hot Sauce
Hot sauce and other gourmet items with the perfect blend of great flavor and satisfying heat. Hand crafted, small batch, gourmet goodness! Go with the flow!
http://www.locoluna.net/

All Seasoning
Spices and seasonings at reasonable prices for the discriminating cook ... put some spices in your life!
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Carolina Sauce Company
Offering a wide selection of hot sauce & salsa, BBQ & grilling sauce, marinades & dry rubs, dressings, wing sauce, condiments, zesty snacks & other flavorful products. Gift baskets and themed gift sets available. Specializing in NC BBQ sauces.
http://www.carolinasauce.com/

McIlhenny Company's Tabasco
Offers red pepper sauce that is legendary among hot sauces. Find spicy food recipes and great gift ideas.
http://www.tabasco.com/

SauceCafe
Resource for the St. Louis area providing restaurant reviews, articles, recipes, and links to restaurant web sites.
http://www.saucecafe.com

Club Sauce
Specialty and gourmet cooking products for the professional as well as home cooks. Articles, recipes and information to make your every meal a success.
http://www.clubsauce.com