Came here to mention tzatziki. With some cucumber sticks on a hot summer day? Absolutely glorious
I apologize for my ignorance. What the hell is that?
Yogurt, cucumber, dill, lemon, garlic. Really nice with grilled meats or roasted veggies
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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.
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Bechamel is kinda mid without something else going on
Pretty banger IMO. Do you include salt, pepper and nutmeg when you make it ?
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?
Béchamel is a mother sauce. It doesn’t star by itself usually. You can take it any direction from the base and make it a star, or use it as a great supporting actor that helps the main dish shine
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
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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Nut.
Sauce.
Ejaculatory fluid. She declares that it’s not trash. She likes it. It’s fire.
One of these things are not like the others.
Yeah, most wouldn’t consider sour cream a sauce 😉
And looking closer ranch is actually a dressing, not a sauce.
Also the milk sauce for your cereal.
Condiments vs. Sauces vs. Dips
Which are which?
yes
Under-represented but absolutely fire is Toum.
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
I dunno. I find sourcream and ranch overrated.
I’m more partial to eastern sauces.
I find sourcream and ranch overrated
why tf is ranch in this list
Spiciest food a Midwestern can handle
I’d rather eat a bucket of rotten squirrel ass holes than put ranch on anything
Alfredo’s nut sauce.
Yoghurt
Our local BBQ joint has an alabama white sauce that is like crack. I can’t get enough of it
You’re not in Virginia, by chance? My all-time favorite place (with caveats) also had an Alabama sauce.
Nope, northern Minnesota. So like not proper southern barbeque, but pretty damn good for the frozen north
The fuck is an alabama?
You mean sambal?
"Alabama white sauce
North Alabama is known for its distinctive white sauce, a mayonnaise-based sauce that also includes apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and black pepper, which is used predominantly on chicken and pork."
When you’re eating Jeezus at holy communion, just don’t ask for mayo.
Unpopular opinion: Ranch is shit.
No, thats just a non-american opinion.
