The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa, mi`nqh.] (Bot.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See Mentha.
Note:
Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in several respects.
Mountain mint is any species of the related genus Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
Water mint is Mentha aquatica.
Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
Mint julep. See Julep.
Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
Mint sauce \Mint sauce\
A sauce of vinegar and sugar flavored with spearmint leaves.
Money. [Slang, Eng.]
Wiktionary
n. 1 A sauce, made with mint and vinegar, that is a popular accompaniment to roast lamb. 2 (cx UK slang archaic English) money.
WordNet
n. sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves
Wikipedia
Mint Sauce is a fictional character in a cartoon strip of the same name, created and drawn by Jo Burt, and published in the monthly magazine Mountain Biking UK.
Mint sauce is a sauce traditionally made from finely chopped spearmint leaves, soaked in vinegar, and a small amount of sugar. Occasionally, the juice from a squeezed lime is added. The sauce should have the consistency of double cream. In British and Irish cuisine it is traditionally used as a complement to roast lamb (but usually not other roast meats) or, in some areas, mushy peas.
Mint sauce can be used in some recipes in place of fresh mint. It can be eaten on toast or bread, and can be added to yogurt to make a mint raita. " Sweet and sour" sauces such as mint sauce were common throughout Medieval Europe (with the use of mint being more common in French and Italian cuisine of the period than that of the English); however, they became less common and mostly died out as Europe entered the Modern Era.
In Tunisia a similar sauce is made out of dried mint and can be served with a méchoui, a mloukhiya or as a base for a vinaigrette. Dried and fresh mint are also part of several dishes of Tunisian cuisine.
Mint sauces may include fruits in their preparation, such as raspberries.
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Usage examples of "mint sauce".
Blessing decided to sit on the table, right in the center, where she could command the servants as they brought in a hearty meal of chicken basted in mustard and parsley, a juicy broth, leeks cooked in butter, slices of veal with a mint sauce spooned over it, and honey dumplings.
Servants hurried in with a clear broth, followed by roasted game hens basted in mint sauce.
Moodily she poured too much salt on to the side of her plate, watching it turn green in the mint sauce “.
Sarah cooks a roast leg of lamb with mint sauce, roast potatoes, pumpkin and also some green stuff in a dish that's spinach, I think.
Most of the things Rincewind had associated with sheep, apart from the gravy and mint sauce, had to do with.
She touches a shard the color of mint sauce, another that is ice blue and reminds her of a waterfall frozen in winter.
The hot mint sauce was spicy enough that Annas eyes watered after one mouthful, and she quickly broke off a chunk of bread and ate that, followed by a sip of the fruity and too-sweet wine.
The hot mint sauce was spicy enough that Anna's eyes watered after one mouthful, and she quickly broke off a chunk of bread and ate that, followed by a sip of the fruity and too-sweet wine.
The platters both contained ascalyn-veal thinly sliced, marinated in a mint sauce, braised quickly, and served with a browned butter sauce and fried pearapples.
Tarantoga's cousin plans to write another book, later, about cultural differences in gastronomy and the influence of national character (the correlation between mint sauce and English spleen, for example, in the case of the loin chop).