liver pâté, vinegar, sugar, and spices. A sweet, tangy light-brown sauce used in roasts and the pork dish called lechon.
Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of
meats that run naturally during cooking and thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch for added texture.
Tomato sauce (also known as Neapolitan
sauce, or salsa di pomodoro in Italian) can refer to a large number of different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment.
Béchamel sauce also known as white sauce,
is made from a white roux (butter and flour) and milk.
Oyster sauce describes a number of sauces
made by cooking oysters. The most common in modern use is a viscous dark brown condiment made from oyster extracts, sugar, salt and water thickened with corn starch. Sweet and sour is a very popular sauce in Filipino cuisine, with many different ways to make it. This recipe is the style that would be found in a Filipino restaurant, with a red ketchup base.
Chili sauce is a condiment prepared with chili
peppers and sometimes red tomato as primary ingredients. Chili sauce may be hot, sweet or a combination thereof, and may differ from hot sauce in that many sweet or mild varieties exist, which is typically lacking in hot sauces.
A Sour Dipping Sauce is used commonly in
chicharon and in other Filipino food. This adds a distinct flavor that enhances the food paired with it.
Vinaigrette is made by mixing an oil with
something acidic such as vinegar or lemon juice. The mixture can be enhanced with salt, herbs and/or spices.
Plum sauce is a viscous, light brown sweet
and sour condiment. It is used in Filipino cuisine as a dip for deep-fried dishes, such as spring rolls, egg rolls, noodles, and deep-fried chicken balls as well as for roast duck.