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[–] 57 points 7 months ago* (19 children)

Do people consider sour cream a sauce?

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  • [–] [S] 43 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

    Yeah, some people even consider ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard sauces.

    Language wielded irresponsibly can be a mysterious and terrible thing.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (10 children)

    My son uses ketchup as if it were a sauce ...

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (9 children)
  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Obviously it’s a sauce. I looked up the definition to try and figure out why they would say it isn’t, and I still don’t see it.

    “a liquid or semisolid food mixture used especially as a topping or ingredient for adding to or enhancing the flavor of a dish”

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    There's a lot more nuance in the definition in a culinary context: https://www.mashed.com/1338901/difference-between-sauce-condiment-dip/

    But ignoring that context, yes, ketchup meets the literal definition of a sauce.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    What context needs to be ignored? Ketchup is a sauce, which when added to completed food becomes a condiment, just like all sauces. Plenty of dishes are cooked with ketchup in the cooking process. The conclusion from the article you posted:

    when it comes to the question of condiment or sauce, the answer is “both”.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    It's a condiment, which is not a sauce.

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Its a subsection of sauces. A type of sauce fulfilling a more specific purpose than other sauces.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I have one of those meal delivery kit subscriptions where they send you ingredients and recipes each week for you to make their meals. I am surprised at how many different sauces can be made with sour cream. Add a little bit of water, garlic, salt and pepper, - and you've got a delicious white sauce that goes on almost anything.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Well yeah, no question there, but by itself it kind of doesn't count?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    Not sure what shitty kind of sour cream yall get over there, but what is known as smetana in Eastern Europe is widely employed as a condiment. You can use it with meat dumplings or meatballs, or potato dumplings, or plain boiled potato or salted fish, you use it in salads, in soups like borscht. You can dip crepes or pancakes into it, or various kinds of pirozhki.

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  • [–] 27 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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    Also the milk sauce for your cereal.

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 42 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Came here to mention tzatziki. With some cucumber sticks on a hot summer day? Absolutely glorious

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    I apologize for my ignorance. What the hell is that?

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    You're one of today's lucky 10,000!

    Tzatziki is a creamy, tangy Greek yogurt-based sauce or dip made with shredded cucumber, garlic, olive oil, and fresh herbs like dill or mint, often served as a meze (appetizer) with pita bread and vegetables, or as a topping for gyros, souvlaki, and grilled meats or fish. It's known for being cool, refreshing, and versatile, with a simple preparation that involves mixing strained yogurt with grated, squeezed cucumber, minced garlic, herbs, and a splash of lemon juice or vinegar.

    Here's a recipe: https://www.themediterraneandish.com/wprm_print/tzatziki-sauce-recipe

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  • [–] 20 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    This can’t be a coincidence

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  • [–] 15 points 7 months ago (2 children)
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    Alfredo's nut sauce.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    You're wrong. They're all soups. /s

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  • [–] 24 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    Bechamel is kinda mid without something else going on

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Pretty banger IMO. Do you include salt, pepper and nutmeg when you make it ?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Salt and pepper usually, the nutmeg not so much actually, but I pretty much only make it when I'm making a lasagne or as a step on the way to cheese sauce.

    What's your best dish where it's the star?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    I'd say some gratins (cauliflower, broccoli, etc) or croque-monsieur would be good candidates for that sauce and the nutmeg really makes the sauce pop (taste it for spiciness btw and adjust).

    Regardless though, it is indeed a mother sauce as others have said

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    Béchamel is one of the mother sauces. It's meant to be used as a base or carrier sauce, never on its own. You can make an absolutely fire mac and cheese sauce by starting with a béchamel btw. Just don't skip the flour sifter, that shit's vital.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Under-represented but absolutely fire is Toum.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    Toum is so good. It forever ruined garlic mayo for me.

    For anyone who doesn't know toum is a Lebanese sauce that uses garlic as the emulsifier, rather than eggs. This means that it's also vegan. Garlic is also a weaker emulsifier than eggs, so it's insanely garlicky. Any vampire hunters should consider getting Lebanese food before their next hunting trip for this reason

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    One of these things are not like the others.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)
    [–] 9 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Our local BBQ joint has an alabama white sauce that is like crack. I can't get enough of it

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    What nut gives white sauce? Can't imagine.

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I dunno. I find sourcream and ranch overrated.

    I'm more partial to eastern sauces.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I bought a garlic sauce that is kinda mid

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago*

    When you're eating Jeezus at holy communion, just don't ask for mayo.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    Me too, but mayo's a condiment rather than a sauce

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    In my native language there’s no such thing as “condiment”, it’s all sauce. Packaging at the shops even say “Mayo sauce”.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    What kind of white sauce is made from nuts?

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    why tf is ranch in this list

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    The liquid cheese you get at Mexican restaurants is amazing.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Unpopular opinion: Ranch is shit.

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