condiment
Definitions of condiment
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a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoymenttypes:achar(d)spicy or savory condimentsaucetasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dippedmoutardepungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seedsketchupthick spicy sauce made from tomatoessauce chilitomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasoningschutneya spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spicessauce pour steakpungent bottled sauce for steaksauce tacospicy tomato-based sauce for tacossalsaspicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foodssauce à la menthesweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leavessauce aux cannabergessauce made of cranberries and sugarmarinademixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cookingsauce de soyathin sauce made of fermented soy beansvinaigresour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservativesauceflavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to foodpâte à tartinera tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishespicklesvegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegarvinaigre de vinvinegar made from winesauce à l'anchoismade of white sauce and mashed anchoviessauce piquantea pungent peppery saucesauce fortebutter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddingssauce aux raifortscreamy white sauce with horseradish and mustardsauce tartaremayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fishsauce au vinwhite or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meatsauce marchand de vinbrown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeirasauce aux prunesfor Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutneysauce aux pêchesfor Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutneysauce aux abricotsfor Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutneysauce ravigoteveloute sauce seasoned with chopped chervil, chives, tarragon, shallots and caperssauce rémouladea mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meatassaisonnementsavory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise typesauce barbecuespicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili saucesauce hollandaiseeggs and butter with lemon juicesauce béarnaisea sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juicesauce bordelaisebrown sauce with beef marrow and red winesauce bourguignonnereduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and buttersauce sojabouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.sauce sojaa sauce based on soy saucesauce au chocolatsauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and watersauce coktailusually catsup with horseradish and lemon juicesauce béchamelmilk thickened with a butter and flour rouxjus de viande, sauce au jus de viandea sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meatssauce spaghettiany of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pastasauce mexicainespicy sauce often containing chocolatesauce chausseurbrown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white winesauce au champignonbrown sauce and sauteed mushroomssauce moutardesauce of prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and vegetable oil with sugar and seasoningssauce au paprikaveloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and creamsauce au poivrefor venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of peppersauce soubiseveloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping creamsauce lyonnaisebrown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegarveloutéwhite sauce made with stock instead of milksauce allemandeegg-thickened veloutesauce aux câpresallemande sauce with caperssauce au curryallemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stocksauce épicéea savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spicesbeurre d'arachidea spread made from ground peanutsfromage fondu, fromage à tartinerspread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasoningsbeurre d'escargotfor preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsleytype of:
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a spicy condiment made of chopped fruits or vegetables cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spicessynonyms: chutney
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