Pansement

Australia

Fa'aifu is a staple Samoan sauce that is mostly used for dressing up fruits such as breadfruit and green bananas or starchy roots such as taro, yams, potatoes, cassava, and sweet potatoes. The sauce consists of coconut milk, a bit of salt, and chopped onions. The concoction is then boiled and poured over the aforementioned ingredients that can be consumed as a flavorful appetizer or a snack.

Fa'alifu

United States

This popular salad dressing usually consists of water and either lemon juice or vinegar in combination with oil, bell peppers, sugar, and various herbs and spices such as dill, fennel, and oregano. It can also be used to marinate a variety of meats and vegetables. There is also a variety of this dressing called creamy Italian, made with the same ingredients and the addition of stabilizers and milk products. It is believed that Italian dressing dates back to 1941 in Massachusetts when it was first made by Florence Hanna, the daughter of Italian immigrants, whose husband had a restaurant called The '41 Cafe. Soon enough, the dressing became so popular in the restaurant that the Hannas couldn't keep up with the demand, and the rest is history.

Italian Dressing

Louis dressing is a traditional salad dressing originating from the United States of America. It's based on mayonnaise and additions such as green onions, minced green chili peppers, red chili sauce, celery salt, parsley, lemon juice, and sometimes ketchup. It's usually used as a dressing for seafood salads such as crab Louie or shrimp Louie. Before topping the dish, the dressing should be well chilled. The origins of Louis dressing are disputed, with restaurants in Seattle, Spokane, San Francisco, and Portland claiming to be the home of the original dressing, which dates back to the 1900s or 1910s.

Louis Dressing

La sauce Old Sour est une sauce américaine unique, particulièrement populaire à Key West et aux Bahamas, où elle est un aliment de base que l'on retrouve dans presque toutes les cuisines. Elle était autrefois préparée avec des piments oiseaux, du jus de citron vert (ou des oranges aigres) et du sel, mais aujourd'hui, elle est généralement préparée avec un mélange fermenté de jus de citron vert et de sel. La sauce Old Sour se marie particulièrement bien avec les fruits de mer cuits ou crus ou les soupes de conques, bien qu'elle puisse également être utilisée à la place du vinaigre ou des jus d'agrumes comme vinaigrette.

Vieux aigre

Italy



Le pesto di limone, également connu sous le nom de pesto au citron, est une variante de la sauce pesto italienne traditionnelle qui incorpore du citron dans sa recette. Originaire de l'île de Procida près de Naples, ce pesto est une sauce composée de citron (jus et zeste), d'ail écrasé, de pignons de pin, de fromage Parmigiano-Reggiano, de gros sel, de feuilles de basilic, de persil et d'huile d'olive. Le citron apporte une note vive et citronnée à la sauce qui est particulièrement agréable en été ou avec des plats de fruits de mer. Comme pour les autres sauces au pesto, le pesto di limone est souvent servi avec des pâtes, mais il peut également être utilisé comme marinade pour la volaille et le poisson, comme tartinade pour les sandwichs, comme trempette pour les légumes ou comme vinaigrette pour les salades. Sa polyvalence et son goût frais et vibrant en ont fait un choix populaire dans de nombreux plats italiens et méditerranéens contemporains.



Pesto au citron

This flavorful salad dressing is based on mayonnaise and chili sauce or ketchup in its most basic variety, but there are a lot of other varieties with added minced pimento, green peppers, minced onion, chives, or chopped hard-boiled eggs. Aside from being used as a salad dressing, Russian dressing is also used as an ingredient in various dishes. Despite its name, it doesn't have Russian origins and it is a fully American invention.

Russian Dressing

Wafu is the name commonly used to refer to numerous Japanese-style vinaigrette dressings. Although there are endless wafu varieties they are all built around one crucial ingredient - tosazu, the traditional Japanese fermented vinegar, elevated with the addition of soy sauce, kombu seaweed, mirin, and dried fish flakes. The addition of oil, and subsequently other ingredients, creates the famous wafu dressings. The possible variations of this traditional dressing are infinite, and the most common additional ingredients include lemon juice, grated ginger, grated or diced onion, seaweed, Japanese shiso herb, or wasabi. The addition of sesame oil creates another variety known as chūka-fū, translated as Chinese-style dressing. The Japanese prepare the wafu dressing at home or use the industrially-produced varieties which also offer an array of possibilities. This refreshing Japanese dressing can be used to season various salads, and there are no limitations when it comes to its consumption. It is often served with leafy green salads, or crunchy daikon and broccoli salads, and even with some fruit-based salad varieties. Whether homemade or store bought, wafu represents a staple ingredient in every Japanese household.