In cooking, a
sauce is liquid
or sometimes
semi-solid food
served on or
used in
preparing other
foods. Sauces
are not consumed
by themselves;
they add flavor,
moisture, and
visual appeal to
another dish.
Sauce is a
French word
taken from the
Latin salsus,
meaning salted.
Sauces need a
liquid
component, but
with dishes such
as pasta can
contain more
solid elements
than liquid.
A tomato sauce
is any of a very
large number of
sauces made
primarily out of
tomatoes,
usually to be
served as part
of a dish
(rather than as
a condiment).
Tomato sauces
are common for
meats and
vegetables, but
they are perhaps
best known as
sauces for pasta
dishes.
