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Traditional Catholic Faith => Health and Nutrition => Topic started by: redcandle77 on September 15, 2012, 08:38:40 AM

Title: Brown sauce at Chinese restaurants
Post by: redcandle77 on September 15, 2012, 08:38:40 AM

Sometimes I go a Chinese restaurant to get shrimp, vegetables and rice on a Friday but they put this brown sauce on it.  I was assured that it is "not meat" but I know there is a bit of a language barrier with them.  Do you know what is in the brown sauce?  Is it something like chicken or beef?

Title: Brown sauce at Chinese restaurants
Post by: Elizabeth on September 15, 2012, 11:32:29 AM

It may be some type of soy or rice based sauce, or oyster paste.

Title: Brown sauce at Chinese restaurants
Post by: SJB on September 15, 2012, 12:30:32 PM

Chinese "brown sauce" is typically made with beef or chicken broth or boullion.

Title: Brown sauce at Chinese restaurants
Post by: Vladimir on September 23, 2012, 07:53:32 AM

It could be either the "soy/oyster sauce" or maybe there is some meat involved. Do they have "seafood soup" there? It is good.

If there are Vietnamese restaurant around, you can ask for vegetarian menu. Many Vietnamese restaurant have several vegetarian dishes that are quite good.