Spice rub the salt for flavor and the sugar for caramelization. The simplest rub is just coarsely ground black pepper as in steak au poivre. Spice rubs can also have ingredients such as herbs, crushed garlic or oil added to make a paste. Less common ingredients can include coffee beans. Spice rubs are mainly used for preparing meats and fish. There are many different recipes for rubs and most of them are targeted towards a specific kind of food. The exact combination of spices that makes a good rub for a particular kind of food varies from region to region and culture
Rainbow sauce Rainbow sauce Rainbow sauce refers to several types of culinary sauces. The term also refers to a food presentation or preparation style in which several sauces are placed on a food dish or plate alongside one-another, and also a sauce preparation method in which several sauces are mixed together. Rainbow sauce is a dessert sauce that's prepared with pineapple, candied cherries, apricot, citron and pears, and pistachio nuts. The ingredients are chopped, combined and boiled in simple syrup to create a sauce. This sauce is typically served atop ice cream. The term also refers to sweet and sour sauce that