Toasted sesame dipping sauce, without mayonnaise
A sesame-rich goma-dare-style dipping sauce made by loosening toasted sesame paste with water, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sugar; this original development formula remains untested.
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Coriander-mint green chutney
A fresh, uncooked green chutney blended from coriander, mint, chilli and citrus. This measured development batch is untested and intended for prompt serving.
Elevated risk
Cooked mayonnaise
A cooked-yolk mayonnaise documented in the University of Tennessee Extension’s 2007 Egg University Handbook. The egg mixture is heated before oil is emulsified into it.
Banana ketchup in a Filipino-inspired direction
A sweet-hot table sauce of ripe banana simmered with vinegar, sugar, onion, garlic and fresh chilli, in the manner of Philippine banana ketchup. An untested development batch of about 500 g.
Butterscotch sauce
A pourable dessert sauce of brown sugar, butter and cream, with a little corn syrup and salt. It is the sauce form of the butterscotch confection and is made without water, unlike caramel.
Mushroom catsup, modern refrigerated interpretation
A modern, non-fermented mushroom catsup: mushrooms simmer with cider vinegar, shallot and spices, then become either a thin seasoning or a thicker sauce.
Elevated risk
Mojo rojo
A red sauce of garlic, dried or fresh red pepper, paprika and cumin in olive oil and vinegar, served with salt-cooked potatoes across the Canary Islands.
Mole poblano
A complex Mexican sauce from Puebla of dried chiles, nuts, seeds, spices and often chocolate, roasted, ground and simmered for a long time. Chocolate is one component, not its definition.
Lyutenitsa (lutenica)
A Balkan relish of cooked peppers, tomatoes, aubergine and garlic in oil, sometimes made hot, served cold and named for its spiciness.
Pesto Genovese
Pesto Genovese is a Ligurian uncooked basil sauce pounded with garlic, pine nuts, salt, hard cheeses and olive oil, traditionally made in a mortar.
Tapenade (Marseille)
A Provençal olive spread built around olives and capers, with anchovy, garlic, lemon and olive oil in Marseille’s current recipe. Both coarse and finely worked versions are documented.
Fresh ponzu-shoyu
This fresh ponzu-shoyu mixes Japanese koikuchi soy sauce with yuzu or a lemon-lime blend, rice vinegar, water and sugar; optional kombu and bonito give a short chilled infusion.
Byzantine murrī
Byzantine murrī is a cooked imitation of murrī from the medieval Arabic repertoire, made from scorched honey, toasted bread, walnuts, quince, carob and spices rather than from a long grain fermentation.
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Bagna cauda
A warm dip of garlic, anchovy and olive oil, often enriched with butter, that Piedmont serves over a flame with raw and cooked vegetables and bread.
Hogao
A slow-cooked Colombian sauce of tomato, onion and scallion that serves as the base of many dishes and as a topping for arepas and patacones.
Ecuadorian salsa de maní
A warm, creamy peanut sauce thickened with milk and seasoned with onion, cumin and achiote, served over potatoes and llapingachos in Ecuador.
Hilbeh (fenugreek foam)
A whipped condiment of soaked ground fenugreek seed, aerated until foamy and finished with herbs, chilli and lemon. It comes from Yemen.
Bazhe (walnut sauce base)
A Georgian walnut sauce of ground walnuts, garlic, vinegar and spices, thinned with water or broth. It is served with poultry, vegetables and bread, and is the sauce of the dish satsivi.
Salsa de ajo (Venezuelan garlic sauce)
Salsa de ajo is a creamy Venezuelan garlic sauce made from mayonnaise blended with fresh garlic, herbs, green onion and vinegar. It is served with empanadas, arepas and grilled meat.
Ocopa
Ocopa is a sauce from Arequipa, Peru, of huacatay, dried mirasol chillies, nuts, fresh cheese and soda crackers. It is usually spooned over boiled potatoes.
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Pontack elderberry sauce
An English elderberry condiment of vinegar, shallots and warm spices, historically called a catsup and tied to Pontac's Head tavern in London.
Wojapi
Wojapi is a cooked berry sauce of the Lakota and Dakota peoples of the Northern Plains, traditionally made from pounded chokecherries and today most often made with blueberries and a starch.
South Carolina mustard barbecue sauce
South Carolina mustard barbecue sauce is a yellow-to-golden sauce built on prepared mustard, balanced with vinegar, sweetness and spice, and associated with the Midlands of the state.
Carolina vinegar and light-tomato barbecue sauce
Light tomato barbecue sauce is a thin, sharp South Carolina sauce: a vinegar and pepper base with a small amount of ketchup, sitting between the clear vinegar sauce and the sweeter tomato sauces.
Monkey gland sauce
A sweet and tangy South African condiment of fruit chutney and tomato sauce, served with grilled meat and steak. It contains no monkey gland.
Daqqus (tomato-garlic sauce)
A tomato and garlic sauce from the Gulf, blended raw and then simmered to thicken, eaten with rice.
Mint sauce
Finely chopped fresh mint steeped in a sweet and sharp liquid of white wine vinegar, sugar and water, the sauce traditionally served with roast lamb in Britain.
Amlou
Amlou is a nutty, lightly sweet Moroccan spread of roasted almonds, culinary argan oil and honey. The almonds are ground first, then loosened with oil and sweetened; the balance can range from a thick spread to a dip.
Tomato ketchup
Tomato ketchup is a smooth, sweet-sour tomato sauce whose modern form grew from an older family of savoury ketchups; this version follows a tested home-canning recipe.
Elevated risk
Roasted sesame sauce for noodles or hot pot
An untested sesame-paste sauce with soy, black vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and garlic, drafted for hot-pot dipping or noodles.
Ajvar
Ajvar is a cooked Balkan pepper preserve built around roasted red peppers, peeled, drained, ground and slowly fried with oil and seasoning. Leskovac’s protected version is a pepper specialty; regional versions vary.
Smooth Heinz-style ketchup, UK-label-informed starting point
A smooth tomato ketchup formulated as a 500 g comparison batch using a UK Heinz product label as its target. This original home formula is untested and is not the company recipe or a preserving process.
Mitarashi sweet soy glaze
A glossy Japanese glaze thickened with starch, sugar, soy sauce and mirin. Spoon it over cooked rice dumplings while the glaze is still fluid.
Kuromitsu black sugar syrup
A dark Japanese syrup made by simmering black sugar with water and optional extra sugar. Drizzle it over mochi, ice cream or other desserts.
Goma dare sesame sauce
A creamy Japanese sesame dipping sauce with soy, rice vinegar and dashi. Gradual mixing turns the thick sesame paste into a smooth sauce.
Tonkatsu table sauce
A sweet, tangy Japanese sauce mixed from Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, oyster sauce and sugar. Serve with breaded cutlets or croquettes.