Duck sauce

Duck sauce
Duck sauce
	Packets of duck sauce
Traditional Chinese	Mơ chua tương
Simplified Chinese	Mơ chua tương
Literal meaning	sour plum sauce
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	suān méi jiàng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	syun1 mui4 zoeng3

Duck sauce(ororange sauce) is a condiment with asweet and sourflavor and atranslucent orangeappearance similar to a thinjelly.Offered atAmerican Chineserestaurants, it is used as adip^[1]fordeep-frieddishes such aswonton strips,spring rolls,egg rolls,duck, chicken,^[2]fish, or with rice ornoodles.It is often provided in single-serving packets along withsoy sauce,mustard,hot sauceorred chili powder.It may be used as aglazeon foods, such as poultry.^[3]Despite its name, the sauce is not prepared usingduck meat;rather it is named as such because it is a common accompaniment to Chinese-style duck dishes.^[4]

Ingredients[edit]

It is made ofplums,^[4]apricots,^[5]pineapplesorpeaches^[6]added tosugar,vinegar,gingerandchili peppers.It is used in more traditionalChinese cuisinein the form ofplum sauce.

Name[edit]

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

References[edit]

^Dimmick, T. (2003).The Complete Idiot's Guide to 5-Minute Appetizers.Complete Idiot's Guide to. Alpha Books. p.99.ISBN 978-1-59257-134-5.
^Platkin, C.S. (2008).The Diet Detective's Calorie Bargain Bible.Pocket Books. p.363.ISBN 978-1-4165-6660-1.
^Geller, J. (2007).Quick & Kosher: Recipes from the Bride who Knew Nothing.Feldheim. p. pt121.ISBN 978-1-58330-960-5.
^^a ^bDeMattia, Vince (January–February 1993)."What Is Duck Sauce Anyway!?!".Tampa Bay Magazine.pp. 38–39.RetrievedMarch 1,2016.
^Gannon, B.; Smith, L.; Namkoong, J. (2011).Family-Style Meals at the Hali'Imaile General Store.Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. p. 48.ISBN 978-1-60774-142-8.
^Carpender, D. (2010).1,001 Low-Carb Recipes.Fair Winds Press. p. 465.ISBN 978-1-61673-838-9.
^Kiniry, Laura."What Exactly Is Duck Sauce?".Smithsonian Magazine.RetrievedMay 7,2020.

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[Dimmick_2003-1] Dimmick, T. (2003).The Complete Idiot's Guide to 5-Minute Appetizers.Complete Idiot's Guide to. Alpha Books. p.99.ISBN 978-1-59257-134-5.

[Platkin_2008-2] Platkin, C.S. (2008).The Diet Detective's Calorie Bargain Bible.Pocket Books. p.363.ISBN 978-1-4165-6660-1.

[Geller_2007-3] Geller, J. (2007).Quick & Kosher: Recipes from the Bride who Knew Nothing.Feldheim. p. pt121.ISBN 978-1-58330-960-5.

[DeMattia-4] DeMattia, Vince (January–February 1993)."What Is Duck Sauce Anyway!?!".Tampa Bay Magazine.pp. 38–39.RetrievedMarch 1,2016.

[Gannon_Smith_Namkoong_2011-5] Gannon, B.; Smith, L.; Namkoong, J. (2011).Family-Style Meals at the Hali'Imaile General Store.Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. p. 48.ISBN 978-1-60774-142-8.

[Carpender_2010-6] Carpender, D. (2010).1,001 Low-Carb Recipes.Fair Winds Press. p. 465.ISBN 978-1-61673-838-9.

[7] Kiniry, Laura."What Exactly Is Duck Sauce?".Smithsonian Magazine.RetrievedMay 7,2020.

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