# Which Is The Best Sauce? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 25, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269 "2022-08-25T01:34:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/21 "2022-08-25T09:25:57Z")
I don’t know if it has a name, but I’ll take that spicy mayo-ketchup-horseradish sauce that Outback serves with the Bloomin’ Onion and Burger King serves with their onion rings. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/22 "2022-08-25T09:27:04Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > It’s only a crappy premise because the answer depends on what the sauce is being paired with. A few thoughts … That was my first thought: what is it being paired with? For things like meatloaf or shepherd’s pie, it has to be Heinz Chili Sauce, or HP Sauce, or Worcestershire sauce. For pastas, it has to be a nice Bolognese or Marinara. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/23 "2022-08-25T09:33:11Z")
Soy sauce. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/24 "2022-08-25T11:41:36Z")
My version of Henry Bain sauce, it’s amazing on all kinds of savory dishes. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/25 "2022-08-25T11:50:06Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Valentina Something about the consistency makes Valentina stand out. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/26 "2022-08-25T12:46:12Z")
I like **tomato ketchup** with any dish including fries … and also shepherds pie. But if the island offers unlimited spaghetti, I’d like **carbonara sauce** instead. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/27 "2022-08-25T12:55:33Z")
Mine! 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/28 "2022-08-25T13:10:19Z")
Lots of mentions of hot sauce but no salsa yet, unless my skimming of the answers so far was too cursory. So, a good tomato-based salsa. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/29 "2022-08-25T13:55:44Z")
Well, if I could only pick one, it’d be A-1 steak sauce for me. I’ve been known to pour and eat a spoonful even with no meat around. Love that stuff. But I’d really miss Alfredo sauce on pasta, and teriyaki on couscous and rice, and BBQ on chicken… ---
**Author:** ![am77494](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/30 "2022-08-25T15:20:10Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > deserted island for ten years … If its an island, with the promise of fresh fish, then it has to be homemade fresh [Kasundi - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasundi) for me. MMMM MMM ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/31 "2022-08-25T15:24:36Z")
Probably marinara, but a jug of Herdez green chili sauce would be good, too. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/32 "2022-08-25T15:49:30Z")
I choose to assume that this sauce is air-dropped daily via tiny parachute, mysteriously from the sky, warm in a thermos with a Dharma Initiative logo on it. That sauce is [Bearnaise](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearnaise_sauce). ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/33 "2022-08-25T16:45:44Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > the answer depends on what the sauce is being paired with. If I’m trapped on a desert island, I assume I’m probably going to be surviving like Tom Hanks in _Castaway_, eating mostly seafood and coconuts. So I’m thinking in this specific scenario, I would want cocktail sauce to go with my crab. Now if a pallet of chicken wings that magically stayed frozen until I was ready to cook them washed up on shore, my answer would be different. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/34 "2022-08-25T16:56:12Z")
Is just me alone on the deserted island or are their others? If it is just me probably ketchup. If there are others what’s the best sauce to go with _long_ pork? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/35 "2022-08-25T20:21:24Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Admittedly it is a crappy premise, so leniency in sauce requirements seems reasonable. If this is the case, then The Macallan is a sauce! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/36 "2022-08-25T20:33:34Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > Is just me alone on the deserted island or are their others? > > If it is just me probably ketchup. > > If there are others what’s the best sauce to go with _long_ pork? Which brings us back to A-1… 😆 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/37 "2022-08-25T20:37:46Z")
That’s the great thing about Valentina. It goes great with all of them—seafood and chicken wings alike! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/38 "2022-08-26T22:45:40Z")
Either Daddies or HP. Probably HP. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/39 "2022-08-26T23:18:57Z")
Hot fudge. Because I will need a huge reward after eating fish. I hate fish. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269/40 "2022-08-26T23:48:04Z")
**Briny\_Deep’s** answer is the correct one. Bearnaise sauce is heavenly and I could eat it on anything. If the island came furnished with filet mignon steaks, that’d be a definite plus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-sauce/970269.md?page=3)