garlic sauce

Thân thiện

A chef drizzles garlic sauce over a plate of roasted vegetables.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A condiment or sauce made primarily from garlic: "garlic sauce" refers to a sauce where garlic is the dominant flavoring ingredient. It is typically a creamy or blended preparation.
   • Specifically, garlic mayonnaise: In many contexts, particularly in European cuisines, "garlic sauce" is synonymous with aioli or a mayonnaise base heavily flavored with crushed garlic.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The grilled vegetables were served with a delicious garlic sauce. (The dominant flavor of the accompanying sauce was garlic.)
  • For the sandwich, I prefer garlic sauce instead of regular mayonnaise. (The sauce used is specifically a garlic-flavored one.)

Advanced Usage

• As a culinary descriptor: The term can describe a range of sauces from different cuisines where garlic is the principal flavor, not necessarily mayonnaise-based (e.g., Lebanese , a thick sauce made from garlic, oil, and lemon).
  • The recipe for the authentic chicken dish includes a traditional garlic sauce made with olive oil and lemon.

Variants and Related Words

• Aioli (n): A Mediterranean sauce, often closely related or identical to garlic mayonnaise.
  • The aioli served with the fries was rich with garlic.
• Toum (n): A Levantine garlic sauce.
  • Toum is an essential component of many Lebanese meals.

Synonyms

• Garlic mayonnaise: A direct synonym specifying the base ingredient.
• Aioli: Often used interchangeably, though traditional aioli may not contain egg.

Related Phrases

• Creamy garlic sauce: A phrase specifying the texture of the sauce.
  • The pasta was tossed in a creamy garlic sauce.
• Roasted garlic sauce: A phrase indicating the garlic has been roasted before being made into sauce.
  • The flavor of the roasted garlic sauce was milder and sweeter.

Học thuật

Noun

1. garlic mayonnaise

Từ đồng nghĩa

• aioli
• aioli sauce