mother sauces

English

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mother sauces

1. plural of mother sauce

Etymology 2

Calque of French sauces mères, coined by Marie-Antoine Carême, popularized by Auguste Escoffier.

Noun

mother sauces pl (plural only)

1. (cooking) The set of 5 sauces that are the basis of traditional French cuisine.

Hyponyms

• béchamel / sauce béchamel / béchamel sauce / bechamel / sauce bechamel / bechamel sauce / white sauce
• espagnole / sauce espagnole / espagnole sauce
• hollandaise / sauce hollandaise / hollandaise sauce
• tomat / sauce tomat / tomat sauce
• velouté / velouté sauce / veloute / veloute sauce

Coordinate terms

• mayonnaise (original base sauce replaced by allemande and hollandaise)
• allemande / sauce allemande / allemande sauce (replaced by hollandaise)
• brown sauce / sauce brune (a fundamental sauce) (roux + jus)
• roux (a basis of sauce)

Further reading

• French mother sauces on Wikipedia.Wikipedia