Sauce Chien

Preparation info
  • Makes

    ½ cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Caribbean Vegan: Plant-Based, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine for Every Occasion

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

  • About

If you aren’t familiar with the French West Indies, this refers to Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, and Saint Barts. These islands are still governed by France, and the inhabitants speak French exclusively except on Saint Martin, where they are bilingual and even trilingual. Most of the food on these islands is inspired by French cuisine. Sauce chien translated from French Creole means “dogfish sauce” in English. This sauce is most often used as a condiment on a fish consumed in