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sauce

[saws] / sɔs /


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I pulled off a petal, perfect, crunchy, and dipped it in the sauce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The dumplings are freshly made to order—for about $14 per very-generous portion—and served with a refreshing, cold garlic sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Maybe all of that messy human friction had a point beyond just, say, getting a spaghetti sauce recipe.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

This is also when I deploy what I lovingly think of as my potions and powders: anchovy, tomato paste, miso, soy sauce, fish sauce, bouillon paste or cubes, mushroom and brown gravy powder.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

My favorite had been tonkatsu, fried panko-crusted pork cutlets with a sweet thick sauce.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

The new store in Duarte has a SushiOro, an in-store sushi market featuring rolls and signature sauces developed by Vallarta’s chefs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Many chefs have even created their own versions, replacing the original’s rethermalized ground beef and nacho cheese sauce with fussed-over ingredients like pernil, bulgogi, birria and scratchmade salsas or sauces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Foie gras is his favorite ingredient and a fixture on his menu -- used in his tartare presentation, to mount sauces, as a pate, and even for ice cream.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

I’m much happier with an occasional Big Seasonal Prep Day — fill the freezer with soups, sauces, breakfast burritos and other useful things — and then let the ensuing weeks fall where they will.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The scents of grilled meats, savory sauces, and sugar hang in the air like sweet fog.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Ferrell said later that he was glad to be in the back row because it meant nobody behind him got sauced.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

The capers themselves are fried to create a crisp garnish for the sauced asparagus.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Crab Louie, created with seafood from the Chesapeake and sauced with what tastes like Thousand Island dressing, is stuffed into fragile, Lilliputian cones with creamy avocado mousse.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023

Mile 11 of Interstate 55, in Memphis, was sauced up.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2022

"That was good, but now I'd like a leg of Iamb. A whole leg, Just for me, sauced with mint and honey and cloves. Did you see any lambs?"

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Of this generous, very pretty platter, my only sorrow was an uneven saucing, leaving one side somewhat bereft of the overall excellence.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Little did she know that I did, and obviously still do, find a deep, personal satisfaction with all things chopping, sauteing, saucing, cooking and roasting.

From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2023

Repeat with the remaining wings and let the last batch rest for 2 minutes before saucing.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2021

But like self-absorbed restaurant owners everywhere, I push for more, hungry for feedback about the roll I selected for the brisket sandwich or the artful saucing of the pasta in her Thermos.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2019

You're a good fellow, Philip, and I beg your pardon for saucing you.

From A Great Emergency and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing


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