As Mexican condiments go, salsa and guacamole get most of the attention. But chamoy, lesser-known in the north, might be more important. This fruit-based sauce is sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and muy picante, all at once, a complete flavor that goes with everything. It embodies a certain boldness that’s common in Mexican food. Guided by tradition…

This rich, smoky bacon mayo is the condiment equivalent of the song of the summer. Once you make it, you’ll have it on repeat all season long. And who could blame you? Adding bacon fat and super-crispy bacon pieces to a simple DIY mayo gives you a flavor-packed spread that’s delicious on almost anything (as…

It’s not fair to say that this recipe is all about the chermoula sauce. After all, shrimp and kale are equal heavyweights in this dish. It’s just that the chermoula sauce does something wicked to it. Chermoula, as you may know, is a fragrant North African slurry of fresh herbs, citrus, and spices. It’s typically…

If you’re looking for a condiment that multitasks and tastes stand-alone delicious, then look no further than harissa. Harissa is a smoky red pepper sauce traditionally used in North African cuisine. You may know it as a fiery one-note paste sold in a tube, or as a jarred red sauce with a salsa consistency. Essentially,…

Submitted by James L. Casale, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida “Red gold” is a term I have always used to describe my father’s incomparable marinara sauce. He did most of the cooking in our household because my mother didn’t get home until 6:30 p.m. each night. She was usually exhausted from her 12-hour days commuting to…

I used to have a bad habit of buying herbs, using a small amount, and leaving the rest to wilt in my fridge. But then one day I had a thought: Instead of throwing the herbs away, what if I blended them all up into an easy herb sauce? As it turns out, this was…

Have you ever looked at the back of a bottle of hoisin sauce? There are a lot of ingredients in it, some of which I’d rather avoid, which is why I prefer to make my own. Hoisin sauce is typically added to stir-fries and soups, and sometimes it’s drizzled over steamed Asian greens like bok…