The difference between brine and sauce:

1. Different selection of materials:

1. Brine can use animal raw materials: such as beef, chicken, duck, Offal, etc., you can also use plant-based raw materials: such as dried tofu, winter bamboo shoots, etc.

2. The sauce mainly uses animal raw materials: specifically, animal meat, viscera, bones, heads, hoofs, and tails etc.;

2. Different seasonings:

1. Braised products: Mainly use salt water, with a low amount of seasonings and spices and a lighter color.

2. Sauce products: The spices used are relatively high, the sauce is thick, and the seasoning is heavy.

3. Different juices:

1. The marinade must be retained during marinating, and the older the marinade (used repeatedly), the better the taste of the marinated food, so it is also The more valuable it is.

2. The sauce used in making the sauce is freshly made. After the ingredients are sauced, thicken the sauce and pour it over the braised dishes.

4. Different methods:

1. Braised cooking method is popular in the south,

2. Sauce cooking method is popular in the north, so there is The saying of "Southern Braised Sauce and Northern Sauce".