A mother sauce, also known as a grand, leading, or major sauce, is a basic sauce that serves as a base for making other secondary sauces by adding ingredients to it. Choices B, C, and D describe aspects of sauces but do not accurately define what a mother sauce is.

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A Mother Sauce Is

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A mother sauce is

A) also known as the grand, leading, or major sauce.
B) a secondary sauce created when a flavor is added to a thickened or unthickened sauce.
C) a thick or thin sauce made from meat, fish, poultry, or vegetables.
D) a vegetable broth or bouillon that has added flavoring compounds in it.

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