Duck sauce is a classic accompaniment to spring rolls, egg rolls, and other fried foods in Westernized Chinese cuisine. It’s a sweet-and-sour sauce made with fruit such as plum, apricot, peaches, or pineapple, plus vinegar and a little chile.
MAC: Duck sauce is in the Adoption stage — it skews toward independent and casual-dining operators.
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Lorelei Restaurant & Cabana Bar — Islamorada, Fla.