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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

American Sauce?

So today while at the grocery we stumbled upon this item…
American Sauce!?
What is American sauce? Do they have this in America? I have never come across it before.

Did some Google searching to try and find more information on this sauce, I found a French Heinz website that translated to this:

"Taste of America with the American Heinz Sauce! A creamy tomato with chopped shallots and parsley, to revive your taste buds.
To meet your most various dishes: fish, shellfish, poultry, veal, shrimp, avocado, hard boiled egg ... or simply make your sandwich!
Choose the bottle that combines design and practicality: it is transparent and shiny as glass and flexible for easier use. It is equipped with a stopper with an opening large enough to let the tasty morsels of vegetable condiments.
Available in 225g."

Composition:
36% vegetable oil, water, sugar, tomato puree 7% vinegar (barley), whey powder (milk), mustard seed, salt, shallot 1.2%, modified starch, molasses, parsley, soy extract ( wheat), brown sugar, lemon juice, coloring (caramel, paprika extract), anchovies (fish), glucose-fructose syrup, extracts of spices and herbs, tamarind, spices, flavors (contains egg ), thickener (xanthan gum)
Contains allergens: milk, mustard, barley, soybeans, wheat, fish and eggs.



When thinking about this, I guess there is "French" dressing & "Italian" dressing, so I suppose it only seems fair that the Americans get something to call their own elsewhere.

Well,  of course we bought it to try it. Let you all know how that goes…

2 comments:

  1. Just had the "American Sauce" with burgers and veggies. Not bad, tasted like a ketchup-y, tarter sauce. Mike referred the taste to a "Big Mac Special Sauce"-I have never had that before so I couldn't compare.

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  2. I think the Big Mac sauce a mixture of mayo and 1000 island dressing or something like that....not too sure since I haven't ever had that either. Sounds like you guys are having an amazing time!!!

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