Top 10 Types of Popular Sauces
Table of Contents
- Hot Sauce
- Sriracha Sauce
- BBQ Sauce
- Tzatziki Sauce
- Buffalo Sauce
- Tomato Sauce
- Bolognese Sauce
- Hoisin Sauce
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Garlic Sauce
Sauces are liquid or semi-liquid forms of food served with various food dishes in different cuisines. It's also used while making food recipes that give taste, flavor and textures to the final food products. Some of the sauces are an essential ingredient in some food recipes to bring the specific taste and flavor. Soy sauce is predominantly used in Japanese cuisines. In addition, they’re also used in salad dressing as well as side dishes. Commonly used sauces include hot sauce, sriracha sauce, tomato sauce and ketchup.
Hot Sauce
Hot Sauce is undoubtedly the most popular and ubiquitously consumed sauce around the world. Hot Sauce contains made made from chilli peppers and depending on the other ingredients, the heat varies from mild sauce to very hot tasting sauce such as Trinidad Scorpion Sauce. Commercially popular hot sauces sold include Tabasco Sauce, Sriracha Sauce.
Sriracha Sauce
Sriracha Sauce is mild hot sauce prepared from chilli peppers, distilled vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt. Sriracha Sauce is introduced and popularized by Huy Fong Foods with a red bottle with green cap design. Since then a number of companies have produced and marketed Sriracha Sauce in the United States and in other markets.
BBQ Sauce
Barbeque Sauce also known as BBQ Sauce is primarily used for applying to meat cooked in a grill to give its signature barbeque flavor and taste. BBQ Sauce is used for cooking chicken, beef and pork. Depending on the recipe, the Barbeque Sauce is applied at the beginning, middle and at the end of the cooking to give different flavor and finishing.
Tzatziki Sauce
Tzatziki Sauce is an Ottoman origin sauce made from salted strained yogurt mixed with olive oil, salt, garlic, cucumbers and herbs. It is also served as a cold appetizer and side dish. With its long history of evolution, different varieties of Tzatziki Sauce are seen from Turkish cacik to Balkan Tartar and jajeez in Middle East countries.
Buffalo Sauce
Buffalo Sauce is Cayenne pepper-based hot sauce commonly used in Buffalo wings. Buffalo wings are deep fried unbreaded chicken wings popular in the United States. These buffalo wings are served with melted butter and buffalo sauce. The sauce is commercially available with range of flavors and spiciness.
Tomato Sauce
Originated in Mexico, tomato sauce is a universally consumed sauce made primarily from tomatoes. Tomato sauce has a rich flavor. WIth low cost, high production of tomato, tomato sauce is used in different popular food recipes in different cuisines. Tomato Sauce is used in Indian cuisine, Italian cuisine, French cuisine among others.
Bolognese Sauce
Bolognese Sauce is an Italian originated meat-based sauce commonly used for lasagne and spaghetti bolognese. Bolognese Sauce is made from tomato, minced meat, herbs and other common sauce ingredients. Although sauce originated in the 18th century, the sauce has been popularized across the world after World War II through Italian cuisines.
Hoisin Sauce
Hoisin Sauce is a Cantonese origin sauce commonly used as a glazing and dipping sauce for meat and seafood. Hoisin Sauce is made from Soybean, red chilli peppers, garlic, vinegar, five spice powder and fennel. It is used as dipping sauce for moo shu pork, peking duck and lettuce wraps.
Worcestershire Sauce
Worcestershire Sauce is a fermented liquid-based sauce originated in Worcestershire, England. Worcestershire sauce is made from anchovies, barley malt vinegar, garlic, molasses, spirit vinegar, sugar, salt, tamarind extract and flavorings. It is used in different English recipes as well as condiments on steak, burger, and fast food menu items.
Garlic Sauce
As the name suggests, Garlic sauce is prepared primarily using crushed or diced garlic. Due to its strong flavor, it is used in chicken, meat, steak, fish, seafood and vegetable dishes.
