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duck sauce

Is duck sauce and sweet and sour sauce the same thing or are they different?

i am pretty sure they are different?  ???

i don't use either, though. and i doubt either are vegan.

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I think sweet and sour is usually a balance of vinegar and sugar (plus a thickener and other ingredients), whereas duck sauce includes some sort of fruit (usually plums or apricots). 

Both should be vegan--but always read ingredients, you never know.  I think that they are easy enough to make on your own though.

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Duck Sauce

Submitted by: Mary P.

1/2 c all fruit peach or apricot preserves
1/4 c white or cider vinegar
1 T grated peeled ginger
1/3 c finely chopped scallion

Combine preserves, vinegar and ginger in saucepan. Heat to a simmer and simmer gently, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in scallions. Will keep for a couple of weeks in refrigerator.

(From "Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant")

Sweet and Sour Sauce 1
From nealm

1/3 cup vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
2 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp cornstarch
dash cardamom or 1/4 tsp fresh ginger
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve cornstarch.
Stir over high heat until mixture bubbles and thickens.
Serve as a dipping sauce for spring rolls or fried tofu.
Preparation time: 10 min
(from: http://www.ivu.org/recipes/chinese/sweet-and-sour-sauce1.html)

It was really quite easy to Google, surprisingly.

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I think sweet and sour is usually a balance of vinegar and sugar (plus a thickener and other ingredients), whereas duck sauce includes some sort of fruit (usually plums or apricots). 

Both should be vegan--but always read ingredients, you never know.  I think that they are easy enough to make on your own though.

I do.I  use the turbinado sugar.I made the sweet and sour sauce from here the other day and I'm thinking oh good I have sweet and sour sauce now and I can use it as duck  sauce as well. Then I'm thinking but are they the same? :D

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I think sweet and sour is usually a balance of vinegar and sugar (plus a thickener and other ingredients), whereas duck sauce includes some sort of fruit (usually plums or apricots). 

Both should be vegan--but always read ingredients, you never know.  I think that they are easy enough to make on your own though.

I do.I  use the turbinado sugar.I made the sweet and sour sauce from here the other day and I'm thinking oh good I have sweet and sour sauce now and I can use it as duck  sauce as well. Then I'm thinking but are the same? :D

they look similar enough.

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