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applesauce |
a sweet sauce made by cooking apples until they are soft. |
barbecue |
the food cooked in this way, often having a special sauce. [2/4 definitions] |
chili |
a dish like a thick soup made with red beans, ground meat, onion, and tomato sauce, and flavored with a spice made from chilies. [1/2 definitions] |
cocktail1 |
an item of food or drink served before a meal, such as juice, mixed chopped fruit, or cold seafood with a sauce. [1/2 definitions] |
curry1 |
Curry is a type of food that is especially common in southern Asia, especially in India. Curry has a sauce made with many different spices, including chili pepper, and it's sometimes quite hot to the taste. |
dip |
a sauce or soft mixture for dipping small pieces of food. [1/8 definitions] |
dressing |
a sauce for certain foods. [1/3 definitions] |
garlic |
Garlic is a certain plant that is related to the onion. Garlic is also the part of this plant that people can eat. Garlic has a strong taste and smell that many people like and other people don't like. It is often used in foods like spaghetti sauce, pizza, sausage, and salad dressing. A lot of foods have garlic in them even if people don't realize it. |
gravy |
a sauce made from the juice that drips from cooking meat. |
ketchup |
a thick red sauce for meat or potatoes made with tomatoes and spices. |
lasagna |
long, wide, flat noodles, or a dish made of these noodles that is baked with sauce, cheese and ground meat or vegetables. |
macaroni and cheese |
a popular lunch or dinner dish made with noodles combined with a cheese sauce. The noodles are called macaroni, and they have the shape of short, curved tubes. Macaroni and cheese is served hot, either as an entree or a side dish. |
meatball |
chopped or ground meat that is seasoned, shaped into a small ball, and cooked, often in a sauce. |
mushroom |
Mushroom soup is a soup with mushrooms in it. A mushroom sauce is a sauce made with mushrooms. [1/2 definitions] |
pizza |
an Italian food made of a flat crust covered with tomato sauce, cheese, and often meat or vegetables and then baked. |
salsa |
a spicy sauce made with peppers, onions, and tomatoes. It is used in Latin American food dishes. |
sauce |
A sauce is a thick liquid that is served with food to add more flavor to the food. Spaghetti is a food that is usually served with a sauce. A spaghetti sauce is a red sauce made with tomatoes, onions, and spices. [2 definitions] |
soy sauce |
Soy sauce is a thin, dark brown sauce made from soybeans. It contains a lot of salt, and it is often used to add salty flavor to foods. Soy sauce is used especially in Chinese and Japanese cooking. |
spaghetti |
a form of pasta made in long, thin strings. Spaghetti is often served with a sauce that may contain meat or tomatoes. |
sundae |
A sundae is a special kind of ice cream dish. A sundae usually has ice cream with chocolate or some other kind of sweet sauce over it. On top of that, there is usually whipped cream and often fruit or nuts or both. |
tofu |
Tofu is a kind of food made from plants. It is made from a kind of bean called a soybean. Tofu is white and often looks like very white cheese. Tofu doesn't have a strong taste, so people eat it with a sauce or something else that gives it flavor. Tofu has a lot of the healthy things that meat has. |
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