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sauce aigre doux
sweet and sour sauce
Sauce aigre doux is one you’ll most likely to run into as a sauce for seafood or pork in Chinese restaurants.
Gastrique, however, is the word for the tangy blonde caramel for making sweet and sour sauces for dishes such as canard à l’orange.
Text © Dana Facaros
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