Sauce and Condiment Recipes
Sauce
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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 word taken from the
Latin salsus, meaning salted.
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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.
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Sauces for salads are called
salad dressing.
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Sauces are an essential element in cooking all
over the world.
Condiment
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A condiment is a substance applied
to food, usually in the form of a sauce, powder, or spread, to
enhance or improve the flavor. Condiments are typically
smeared with knives, squirted, or sprinkled onto other foods.
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Commercially prepared condiments
are usually packaged in glass or plastic jars. Plastic has
displaced glass in a number of applications where plastic's
squeezability is an advantage, such as for ketchup, mustard,
mayonnaise, and other condiments with a paste-like consistency.
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Some commercial venues (especially
packaged meals dispensed by airlines and in some cafeterias),
condiments are packaged in single-serving packets.
Recipes from Thom's Recipe File...
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