“I made a rich sauce from the pan drippings.”
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Sauce vs. Gravy
A general term versus a meat-juice-based sauce.
The comparisoni
“I made a rich gravy from the pan drippings — a sauce made from meat juices.”
The ruleii
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GRAVY is a SAUCE, not vice versa.
All GRAVIES are SAUCES — specifically ones made from meat juices (often with flour and stock added). Not every sauce is a gravy; tomato sauce, Hollandaise, béchamel are sauces but not gravies.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Gravy comes from the meat.