white sauce
noun
: a sauce consisting essentially of a roux with milk, cream, or stock and seasoning
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Red sauce is nice, but sometimes a white sauce, like in this lasagna recipe, feels a little lighter for the spring.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Jayden Lin, manager, says his current favorite menu item is the Kimchi Carbonara ($26)— a pasta dish featuring kimchi, bulgogi and a creamy white sauce.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead of tomato, this crowd favorite leans into its winter white moment with a rich homemade white sauce made from butter, flour, garlic, and whole milk.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Ramirez said the taco features mahi mahi grilled and marinated with the Fish Shop seasoning, and topped with shredded cabbage, mixed cheese, house cilantro white sauce and tropical salsa, served on either a flour or corn tortilla.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Jayden Lin, manager, says his current favorite menu item is the Kimchi Carbonara ($26)— a pasta dish featuring kimchi, bulgogi and a creamy white sauce.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead of tomato, this crowd favorite leans into its winter white moment with a rich homemade white sauce made from butter, flour, garlic, and whole milk.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
Ramirez said the taco features mahi mahi grilled and marinated with the Fish Shop seasoning, and topped with shredded cabbage, mixed cheese, house cilantro white sauce and tropical salsa, served on either a flour or corn tortilla.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
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“White sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20sauce. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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