Compared to the other comments my answer is really bland!
Pesto
I just really really really like pasta al pesto. No versatility, no multiple uses. Just the one dish but man i love it
Compared to the other comments my answer is really bland!
Pesto
I just really really really like pasta al pesto. No versatility, no multiple uses. Just the one dish but man i love it
Here are my indispensable condiments and/or sauces:
Thank you so much for this informative and helpful comment! I'm trying to up my Asian cooking game, and you've given me some cheat codes.
A good hot sauce (that has flavor and not just heat) for versatility and to save some bland foods. Also soy sauce; it’s essential to many of my favorite Asian recipes.
It never dawned on me to mention soy sauce (also Shanxi aged vinegar) because those have the same status as "salt" in my cooking.😂
Hah, where I live there is not a great selection of international products so my answer is a basic one. I would love to try items you described!
The one most likely to be findable for you is the furu. If you have a Chinese/Asian grocer of any sort, they'll have it.
Somewhere.
Kept out of sight on a lower or upper shelf.
Because a lot of people think it looks very suspicious.
Thanks! No Chinese/Asian grocers of any kind in my area, but I’ll be on the lookout when I go somewhere that has one or if I order online.
Mayo. Not for the mayo itself, but because to make any aioli you must start with mayo. And aioli is fucking amazing for so many things. If you ever had a next level meal at a restaurant it was probably because of an aioli.
Same. Mayo is number one because it can be used as a base for so many things. I love mixing mayo and mustard, and mayo and sriracha. Also, making homemade honey mustard sauce is delicious.
I love mayo (make it every week for The Wife an me, kids don't eat because they are big commies) and I love aioli.
Equally I hate to be pedantic, but real aioli has no egg in like mayo does, nor any emulsifiers like mustard. Only garlic and olive oil, sometimes a splash of citrus.
It is a pain in the ass to make yourself, and no short cuts like with mayo. Worth it though.
Like mayonnaise, aioli is an emulsion or suspension of small globules of oil and oil-soluble compounds in water and water-soluble compounds. Many older recipes do not include egg, but nowadays, egg or egg yolk is the usual emulsifier
Purists insist that true aioli must contain garlic and no other seasoning (except salt).[12]
Kinda like claiming pizza doesn’t have cheese.
But yeah the majority of aioli you are eating will be mayonnaise based.
But yeah the majority of aioli you are eating will be mayonnaise based.
Yes especially in North America, and there is nothing wrong with that. But it is in fact a separate sauce and tastes different.
I know it's supposed to be a dip, but I treat hummus like a condiment half the time.
Love it to the point I eat it straight.
Wait, you're not meant to eat it straight?
Right. I never did that.
I'm a huge sauce and condiment slut, so it's hard to narrow it down. Sweet chili is versatile. Fish sauce, soy sauce, and hoisin are indispensable. Horseradish sauce and tomato paste are also staples.
As far as brands go, though, Marie Sharp's hot sauces are my absolute favorites. I love Caribbean food, though, so I'm biased. Now I want to make wings.
Love
Ponzu
Sriracha. The ole 'rooster juice.'
Also sliced roasted green chiles. Almost anywhere you use a regular condiment, these work better.
Never heard 'rooster juice' but I've definitely heard 'hot cock sauce'.
Lemon hot sauce.
Red hot.
You'll put that s@!t on anything! (I think that was the tag line anyways)
For sure. It’s sour with a tiny bit of spice. Love it.

Gun powder. A chili powder mixture from Ethiopia which is really strong but also really tasty. Makes everything great
Do you mean mitmita or berbera? Love them both anyway just curious about the name of yours.
Looking at pictures it's more like mirmita. quite red. fine and not clumpy
Honnestly, I don't know. I'm sourced indirectly.
This maybe? https://thegourmetgourmand.com/mekelesha-spice-blend/ Used often in a finishing butter/oil.
South African mayo.
Chicken salt
Oi mate what's up
I used to like ketchup a lot and used it on a lot of things. Maybe I've aged out of it or maybe the ketchup has changed but I now call it red sugar sauce. It is way to sweet for my liking.
I have to get the low sugar ketchup and that's still more sugary tasting than my childhood
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