Verjuice Sauce
Verjuice sauce is one of the most common condiments used at home or in restaurants throughout much of Borgalor, similar to our world's ketchup, particularly in the Southlands and Jælondis, along with parts of Örkraz. As the name suggests, the sauce's primary ingredient is verjuice, made from pressed unripe grapes, and has a tangy taste to it. Verjuice is traditionally used in jútrilían cuisine, and is today is common in þagralian, númran and -to lesser extent- fjúnan cooking to give various dishes a sweet and sour flavour.
There are several different brands of verjuice sauce, reflecting the variety of ingredients traditionally used to flavour verjuice. Popular ones have added sorrel, citrus juice or various herbs and spices, and especially the ones intended as dips for snacks such as mandrake chips.
While homemade verjuice sauce is still traditionally made to some extent, particularly by groups of mostly human origin in Fjún, the convenience of the store-bought brands has mostly relegated the former variety to special occasions, often associated with grandmothers' cooking.
There are several different brands of verjuice sauce, reflecting the variety of ingredients traditionally used to flavour verjuice. Popular ones have added sorrel, citrus juice or various herbs and spices, and especially the ones intended as dips for snacks such as mandrake chips.
While homemade verjuice sauce is still traditionally made to some extent, particularly by groups of mostly human origin in Fjún, the convenience of the store-bought brands has mostly relegated the former variety to special occasions, often associated with grandmothers' cooking.
History
While the use of verjuice goes back centuries, verjuice sauce in its modern form only dates to about a century and a half, in western Kmúþó. From there, the use of it spread to other cities in southwestern Jælondis, especially as bottling and mass producing the sauce became viable. Since the destruction of Kmúþó and much of the surrounding region during the horrible Fell Wars forty years ago, the centers of production for verjuice sauce have shifted to Þagralía, Ytvía or Númra.
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