Sweet, tart and spicy sauce used to baste foods or as a condiment for grilled foods. Although recipes vary widely, common elements include tomato, sugar or molasses, vinegar, and a hot spice such as a chili or mustard.
A reddish sauce, very salty and at the same time heavily sweetened. use as a dip or as an ingredient in barbecue marinades. Keeps indefinitely in a covered jar.
A sauce used to baste barbecued meat. Also used as an accompaniment to the meat after it is cooked. Traditionally made with tomatoes, onions, mustard, garlic, brown sugar, and vinegar. Beer or wine is also a popular ingredient.
Barbecue sauce (also spelled barbeque sauce, or abbreviated BBQ sauce) is a liquid flavoring sauce or condiment ranging from watery to quite thick. As the name implies, it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods. While it can be applied to any food, it usually garnishes meat after cooking or during barbecuing, grilling, or baking.