White Wine, Lemon and Caper Sauce.

A simple and different 'gravy' for roast chicken.

There's shallot, white wine, lemon, stock, parsley and capers.

(You can also freeze it and mix a little into a classic brown gravy).

Romsås

 Romsås: The Classic Swedish Sauce for Seafood Lovers

If you love Scandinavian seafood culture, this is one sauce you need to know. Romsås is the cold, creamy Swedish condiment that quietly appears beside smoked salmon, pickled herring and crayfish and not only elevates them but steals the show.

Nam Prik

 🔥 NAM PRIK – THE THAI-LAO SAUCE PEOPLE CARRY LIKE HOLY FIRE

Nam Prik literally means chilli water.

You can steal a Thai person’s heart, affection or motorbike — but steal their nam prik and it’s WAR. This is not a condiment, it’s ancestral fire, portable umami lightning, carried everywhere from street markets to the office to temple picnics. I've even seen them bring it along to traditional French restaurants.

Thais call it nam prik, Lao call it jeow — but the idea is the same:

Aïoli

 🧄 Authentic Catalan Alioli (Aïoli) — Garlic & Oil Magic

In Catalonia, it’s not aïoli. It’s alioli — literally “all i oli”: garlic and oil, the purest Mediterranean emulsion. No mustard, no shortcuts. Just tradition.

This version is the modern Catalan one — using egg yolk for stability (the ultra-orthodox version is garlic + oil only, but your wrist would die). The acidity comes from lemon juice (llevat, as some Catalans still call it).

Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce

This is a great recipe to whip up on demand. Super easy and comes with 'home made' bragging rights.

The story of mayonnaise

 The Remarkable Journey of Mayonnaise — From Mahón to Tokyo to the Belgian Frituur

Few condiments have conquered the world as silently and universally as mayonnaise. Today it’s in burgers, sushi, tapas and Michelin-level sauces — yet its birth was an accident of war.