Duck sauce

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This article is about the condiment used in American Chinese cuisine. For the orange sauce used with duck in French cuisine, see duck à l'orange.
Duck sauce
Hanyu Pinyin
suān méi jiàng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingsyun1 mui4 zoeng3
Wonton strips served with duck sauce and hot mustard at an American Chinese restaurant
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Duck sauce (or orange sauce) is a condiment with a

duck meat; rather it is named as such because it is a common accompaniment to Chinese-style duck dishes. [4]

Ingredients

It is made of plums,[4] apricots,[5] pineapples or peaches[6] added to sugar, vinegar, ginger and chili peppers. It is used in more traditional Chinese cuisine in the form of plum sauce.

Name

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It is speculated that the name "duck sauce" came about because its ancestor, tianmian sauce, was first served with Peking duck in China. When the Chinese emigrated to the U.S., they created Chinese dishes that would appeal more to the American palate, and developed a sweeter version of the sauce used in China.[7]

Crossover Cuisine

Duck Sauce is a popular glazing sauce in American cuisine Poultry dishes such as Roasted Turkey and Chicken as well as Pork tenderloin, and Beef Short ribs.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-59257-134-5
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  2. ISBN 978-1-4165-6660-1
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  3. ISBN 978-1-58330-960-5
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  4. ^ a b DeMattia, Vince (January–February 1993). "What Is Duck Sauce Anyway!?!". Tampa Bay Magazine. pp. 38–39. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. ISBN 978-1-60774-142-8
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  6. ISBN 978-1-61673-838-9
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  7. ^ Kiniry, Laura. "What Exactly Is Duck Sauce?". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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