Sweet flour paste and bean paste are both traditional Chinese condiments, but their raw materials and tastes are very different.
1. Raw materials
The main raw materials of sweet flour paste are flour, soybean paste, sugar, soy sauce, etc., which are fermented. The main raw materials of douban sauce are lobster sauce, pepper, salt, etc., which are fermented.
2. Taste
Sweet flour paste has a sweet taste, a certain salty taste, and a strong taste. It is suitable for cooking dishes such as braised meat and roast duck. The bean paste is salty and spicy, and tastes fresh. It is suitable for cooking Mapo Tofu, Kung Pao Chicken and other Sichuan dishes.
3. Purpose
The sweet sauce is mainly used in Northeast cuisine, Beijing cuisine and other cuisines, while the bean paste is the main seasoning of Sichuan cuisine, Hunan cuisine and other cuisines.
In general, although both sweet sauce and bean paste are traditional Chinese condiments, their raw materials and tastes are very different, so different condiments need to be selected according to different dishes during cooking.