The sauce is a jewel of a devoured delicacy. There are a lot of cuisines that will lose their impact if served without sauces. In today’s article, we will explore famous sauces, their origins, and how they complement cuisines.
A sauce is a semi-solid addition to the food that adds color, flavor, and moisture to the food. Usually, the sauce itself has a distinctive flavor that when combined with the other food items, gives a unique and scrumptious taste to food. The Consistency of a sauce depends on what type of sauce it is.
Almost every culture has a unique sauce recipe that highlights the food of the area. So a good and right sauce can complement anything i.e. from salads to complex meat dishes. The sauce can add an aroma that makes the cuisine moreish. They enhance the basic flavor and give a kick to taste buds.
Sauces have different ingredients. From spicy to pungent and saltish to sweet, every dip has its value. Some sauces are added during the making of cuisine and others are served with cooked cuisine to enhance flavor. Foodies love to explore the variety of sauces all around the world.
World famous sauces
As we have mentioned earlier that some sauces compliment your food during cooking. These are basic or mother sauces and important ingredient in a recipe. Usually, these mother sauces do all the deed that is improving texture, flavor, and giving aroma to the food.
Here is a List of sauces that you add during the making of food.
The Béchamel sauce
This creamy textured sauce was first invented by a French chef to enhance the texture of dried food. Bechamel sauce is also known as white sauce and the sauce recipe includes milk, flour, and butter. In bechamel sauce, you mix all the ingredients in equal amounts to get a moist creamy texture.
Historians believe that the origin of a sauce belongs to the kitchen of King Louis XIV. In modern days, chefs mix this sauce to vegetables, meat, or pasta to give it a moist and smooth texture and reduce dryness in the dish.
Mayo is one of the most popular sauces in the world. It is both a dip and a sauce. Mayo ingredients are lemon juice, egg yolks, vinegar, and oil together. This is also a French-originated sauce. The sauce was invented in 1756 and is widely used in modern-day cooking. Some mayo recipes include salads, pasta, eggs, and sandwiches.
Espagnole sauce is another name for brown sauce. It is one of the famous sauces for meat that are made from brown stock. This is a rich-flavored strong sauce that is used in the making of other sauces.
This famous sauce is made from a bone broth of chicken, fish, or meat and serves as a great base for meat dishes. As the sauce gets thick with roux, it gives a gravy-like consistency to the dish. The word Velouté is due to the velvety texture of this sauce
Another well-known mother sauce, Demi sauce is mostly served with poultry and meat dishes. As the sauce contains Espagnole sauce and meat stock, it gives a kick to roasted dry meats. When added to soups and stews, the sauce gives amazing flavor and aroma to the dish.
The tomato sauce
Well, we are not talking about ketchup here. Tomato sauce is made using tomatoes, roux (roux is fat and flour cooked together), and salt pork. Other veggies and spices like carrots, garlic, and chicken stock are also added to give the sauce a unique taste. Tomato sauce usually complement pasta and chicken.
Another French sauce used to enhance cooking!
Hollandaise sauce is one of the famous French sauces. Butter and egg yolks are the main ingredients. The sauce is popular with eggs, Salmon, chicken steaks, broccoli, and asparagus.
Famous dipping sauces
Dipping sauces add extra flavor to the food. List of famous sauces that boost the cuisines are
Made with herbs and green chilies, the green sauce adds a spicy kick to the food. The most famous recipe includes avocados, jalapenos, pistachios, and herbs.
Red Enchilada sauce
Tomatoes, jalapenos, chili powder, and garlic are the essence of this sauce and you can also mix onions.
The yellow peanut sauce
Made with peanut butter, garlic, sesame, soya sauce, and ginger, peanut butter sauce is one of the popular sauces and dips. It’s the best pick for salads, kinds of pasta, and dipping sauces.
Talking about the list of sauces and condiments that can give your taste buds that “high” feeling, Jalapeno Ranch is surely on the top. The sauce has Greek yogurt, Jalapeno, Parsley, and dill. Just dip your finger and feel the addiction,
Honey mustard Sauce
Honey mustard sauce is one of the best sauces for dressing. The ingredients include honey, mustard, mayonnaise, vinegar, and cayenne pepper.
Momo is a famous dish in Nepal and worldwide famous cuisine. You make Momo chutney by using tomatoes, garlic, pepper, ginger, and onion. The sauce is spicy and can be used as an add-on with Momos and other snacks. All the famous restaurants in Nepal serve Momo chutney.
The fresh Kale Chimichurri sauce
Kale chimichurri is one of the best sauces for chicken steam and steaks. The aroma of cilantro and the spice of pepper make it a good go for your steaks. This ingredients of this sauce are nuts, lime juice, herbs olive oil, garlic, and red pepper.
Famous International sauces
Sauces are a display of the cuisine character of a certain region. However, due to their yummilicoius taste, some sauces are famous worldwide. A list of some Famous sauces around the world are
Peri peri sauce
While making a list of Famous hot sauces, peri peri sauce is on the top chart. It is one of the Famous sauces for steaks and adds a slightly spicy boost to your dish. Peri peri is from Portuguese and people love this sauce for its distinctive taste.
Salsa is the heart of Mexican cuisine. This is famous pasta sauce as well as used in tortillas. There are variant flavors of Salsa. The green and Red ones are the most famous ones.
Famous Indian sauce is the best add-on with fried snacks like samosa (a dish like Momos), Pakora, and other fried snacks.
This is one of many famous Italian sauces . The sauce tastes best with veggies and it gives a sweet and sour taste to the Italian food. Other popular Italian sauces are Alfredo, ragus, and marinara.
Ponzu is a Japanese sauce which is a best add-on in cooking, marinating, and dressing. Also, it is a popular sauce for seafood.
Originating from Africa, Chakalaka sauce is served as a side dish or as a topping on meat dishes. The main ingredients of Chakalaka sauce are Onions, peppers, beans, and tomatoes.
Nim Jim Jaew sauce
Nim Jim Jaew from Thailand is famous for its strong and smokey taste. The sauce is a mixing of rice powder, chilies, fish sauce, lemon juice, and other herbs.
So, this was an insight into some of the famous sauces and we hope you will enjoy every sauce on the list. Well, take out your knives fellas! because it’s time to dine in..