lobster sauce

noun

A sauce made with chicken broth, garlic, ginger, fermented black beans, and eggs, thickened with cornstarch.

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Meanings

nounlobster sauce (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA sauce made with chicken broth, garlic, ginger, fermented black beans, and eggs, thickened with cornstarch.

Origin

So called because traditionally used in lobster dishes.

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lobster sauce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobster%20sauce

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“lobster sauce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobster%20sauce. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lobster sauce,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobster%20sauce.

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