sauce
Let an agent handle sauces by type, base, ingredients, allergens and storage, with food safety in mind.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle sauces by type, base, ingredients, allergens and storage, with food safety in mind.
A liquid or semi-liquid preparation served with or used in cooking food to add flavour, moisture and colour, such as gravies, salsas, emulsions and purees.
What it is for: Flavouring and completing dishes.
It can be make it from a recipe; pair it with dishes; store it safely; label allergens.
Distinguishing features
Liquid or semi-liquid accompaniment
Thickened by roux, reduction, emulsion or puree
Regional families
Many contain allergens
What it looks like
Liquid to thick preparations, smooth or chunky, in many colours.
How it is recognised
Consistency from thin jus to thick puree
Named families such as mother sauces
Condiments overlap with sauces
Related models
is a kind of - category
accompanies - use
is made from - components
is confused with - cold seasoning
In practice
Families and kinds
French mother sauces
emulsified sauces such as mayonnaise
salsas and chutneys
vegetable relishes such as ajvar
pasta sauces
Standards and regulation
EU Regulation 1169/2011 allergen labelling
Food hygiene rules for chilled sauces
Protected names for some regional sauces
Failure modes and hazards
Undeclared allergens such as egg, milk, mustard
Raw egg emulsions and salmonella risk
Unsafe storage of low-acid sauces
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which sauce.
Type decides method.
Family
Base and method.
Family
Sauce family.
- What family and base does this sauce belong to? definition
- What region does it come from? provenance
Ingredients
Components.
Ingredients
Ingredients.
- What are its ingredients? definition
- What can be substituted? action
Making Method.
Method decides texture.
Method
Thicken, reduce, emulsify.
Method
Cooking method.
- How is it made? action
- How can a split sauce be rescued? action
Yield
Quantity.
Yield
Quantity.
- How much is needed per serving? measurement
- How does it scale? measurement
Safety Allergens and storage.
Sauces carry risks.
Allergens
Declaration.
Allergens
Allergens.
- Which allergens does it contain? boundary
- Is it labelled? provenance
Storage
Chilling and shelf life.
Storage
Storage.
- How long does it keep, and at what temperature? measurement
- Does it contain raw egg? boundary
Use Pairing.
Pairing completes dishes.
Pairing
Dishes.
Pairing
Dish pairing.
- Which dishes does it suit? definition
- Is it served hot or cold? definition
Diet
Dietary needs.
Diet
Dietary fit.
- Is it vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free? boundary
- How much salt and sugar? measurement
What the second pass must settle
- Should sauce families be separate entries?
- How should regional recipes be linked?
- How should condiments and sauces be divided?