Vodka sauce Vodka sauce Vodka sauce is an American cuisine sauce made from a smooth tomato sauce, vodka, typical Italian herbs and heavy cream, which gives the sauce its distinctive orange coloration. It gained popularity in the 1970s, when a variation won a national recipe contest in Italy, although it may well have been a sauce before its popularization in the 1970s. It is a key ingredient in penne alla vodka. The vodka's function is, ostensibly, to release flavors in the tomato that are normally inaccessible; using alcoholic beverages for this purpose is common in Italian cooking, although usually accomplished with wine.
Soy sauce Some make black bean soy sauce, which is very widely used in Chinese and Oriental cooking as an excellent flavor enhancer. In Thailand, soy sauce is called "sii-íu" (). "Sii-íu kǎao" (, "white soy sauce") is used as regular soy sauce in Thai cuisine, while "sii-íu dam" (, "black soy sauce") is used primarily for colour. Another darker-coloured variety, "sii-íu wǎan" (, "sweet soy sauce") is used for dipping sauces. "Sɔ́ɔt prung rót" (, "seasoning sauce") is also commonly used in modern Thai cuisine. In Vietnam, Chinese-style soy sauce is called "xì dầu" (derived from the Cantonese name 豉油) or