What is Dipping sauce?
{{Infobox food | name = Dip | image = File:Showing how to dip a piece of sushi into a bowl of soy sauce.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = [[Sushi]] being dipped into [[soy sauce]] | alternate_name = Dipping sauce | country = | region = | creator = | course = | type = [[Condiment]] | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = | website = http://www.dipsfoods.co.uk }} A '''dip''' or '''dipping sauce''' is a common [[condiment]] for many types of food. Dips are used to add [[flavor]] to a food, such as [[pita bread]], [[dumpling]]s, [[cracker|crackers]], cut-up raw [[vegetable]]s, [[fruit]]s, [[seafood]], cubed pieces of [[meat]] and [[cheese]], [[potato chip]]s, [[tortilla chip]]s, [[falafel]], and sometimes even whole sandwiches. Dips have many forms and are eaten all over the world. People have been using sauces for dipping for thousands of years.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AoWlCmNDA3QC&pg=PA145 The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink<!-- Bot generated title -->]. p. 145.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{food-stub}} [[Category:Condiments]]