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What Is Shoyu Sauce?

What Is Shoyu Sauce?

You may have seen shoyu sauce mentioned in a recipe or on a menu at a Japanese or Hawaiian restaurant–perhaps even another type of restaurant. But what is shoyu sauce, and how did it end up on those menus? Here is all you are going to want to know. So, what is shoyu sauce? Shoyu sauce …

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What Is Lobster Sauce?

What Is Lobster Sauce

You may have found lobster sauce mentioned in a recipe or on a menu at a Chinese restaurant in America or Canada. Most likely served with shrimp, not lobster! So what is lobster sauce if it isn’t a sauce served with lobster? Well, it is a sauce that goes very well with seafood, though it …

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What Is Poblano Sauce?

What Is Poblano Sauce?

You may have seen poblano sauce mentioned in a recipe or on a menu. Most likely, you were looking at a South American dish when you found it. Perhaps it piqued your curiosity, or perhaps you tasted the sauce, realized it was divine, and wanted to know more about it. So, let’s deep dive into …

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What Is Espagnole Sauce?

What Is Espagnole Sauce

You may have found Espagnole sauce mentioned in a recipe. It’s one of the “mother sauces” listed by chef Escoffier. Meaning it’s one of the five most popular sauces in French haute cuisine. It forms the base for many other sauces, such as demi-glace. In other words, if you’re a true foodie, you need to …

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What Is Foyot Sauce?

What Is Foyot Sauce?

Have you come across Foyot sauce but are not sure what it is. Perhaps it was mentioned in a recipe; maybe you’ve seen it on a menu. Either way, it’s an old sauce created by a chef around the time of the French revolution. It has since fallen out of popularity, but it is a …

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What Is Choron Sauce?

What Is Choron Sauce?

Have you come across Choron sauce–perhaps in a recipe or on a menu? Or maybe you were lucky enough to have a taste! Either way, chances are you want to know more about this delicious French sauce. So, what is Choron sauce? Choron sauce is Béarnaise sauce with a twist. That’s to say, it’s Béarnaise sauce …

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What Is Madeira Sauce?

What Is Madeira Sauce

Madeira sauce. You’ve just come across it right? But you are not sure what it is? Either was I until I put in the research. So today, I’d like to share with you all you need to know about the ingredients and flavor profile of this sauce. Perhaps , you’ll even get inspired to learn …

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What Is Sauce Vierge?

What Is Sauce Vierge

Have you just been introduced to sauce Vierge? Maybe you’ve seen it in a recipe somewhere or perhaps on the menu at a restaurant? Either way, chances are you want to know what exactly sauce Vierge is and what it tastes like (if you didn’t taste it already). Perhaps, you’ll even get inspired to learn …

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