One of the most popular dishes they serve at Saigon is crispy salmon, which relies on the thick, syrupy sauces characteristic of Chinese-American dishes.

China tea cuts the richness of the meat and its syrupy sauce.

Skip the tough pork loin braised in beer and go for the asado negro, a Venezuelan pot roast served with mashed potatoes and a ladleful of black, syrupy sauce.

A few dollops of good butter compensated for the leanness of the meat and turned the pan juices into a dark, syrupy finishing sauce.

In addition, it was served in small strips, along with sauteed onion slices, in a syrupy cassis-rosemary sauce.

The shrimp are tasty enough but come bathed in a syrupy sweet-and-sour sauce that may be better than any you've had at a Chinese restaurant, but is nonetheless sweet-and-sour sauce.

And a brace of squab brought two tough customers laced with a sweet, syrupy sauce.

Place over medium heat and cook until the vegetables are tender and the water becomes a syrupy sauce.

Gradually, the peppers nearly dissolve, creating a rich, sweet, syrupy sauce that perfectly complements the salt and acidity absorbed by the rabbit meat.

The meat itself relied for flavor on a molasses-colored, syrupy sauce of undue sweetness.