Tianmian sauce

Tianmian sauce
A dish of tianmian sauce
Alternative namesSweet flour sauce
TypeSauce
Place of originChina
Region or stateNorthern and Northeastern China, South Korea
Associated cuisineChinese cuisine
Korean-Chinese cuisine
Main ingredientsFlour, salt
Ingredients generally usedSoybean
Regional names
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese甜面酱 / 甜酱
Traditional Chinese甜麵醬 / 甜醬
Literal meaning"sweet flour sauce" /
"sweet sauce"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyintián miàn jiàng /
tián jiàng
Wade–Gilest'ien2 mien4 chiang4 /
t'ien2 chiang4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationtìhm mihn jeung /
tìhm jeung
Jyutpingtim4 min6 zoeng3 /
tim4 zoeng3
Korean name
Hangul춘장
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationchunjang
McCune–Reischauerch'unjang

Tianmian sauce (Chinese: 甜麵醬/甜醬; pinyin: tiánmiànjiàng or tiánjiàng), also known as sweet bean sauce, sweet flour sauce or sweet wheat paste, is a thick, smooth, dark brown or black paste with either a mild, savory or sweet flavor. It is commonly used in Northern Chinese cuisine, Northeastern Chinese cuisine,[1] as well as Korean-Chinese cuisine.[2] Peking duck and jajangmyeon are two popular dishes that feature the sauce.

  1. ^ Phillips, Carolyn (2016). All Under Heaven: Recipes from the 35 Cuisines of China (Unabridged ed.). New York: Ten Speed Press. p. 490. ISBN 9781607749820.
  2. ^ Lee, Cecilia Hae-Jin (2 September 2015). "A Chinese-Korean mashup? Here are 5 restaurants to try in L.A." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 March 2017.