Tianmian sauce

Regional names
Regional names
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	甜面酱 / 甜酱
Traditional Chinese	甜麵醬 / 甜醬
Literal meaning	"sweet flour sauce" /; "sweet sauce"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	tián miàn jiàng /; tián jiàng
Wade–Giles	t'ien2 mien4 chiang4 /; t'ien2 chiang4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	tìhm mihn jeung /; tìhm jeung
Jyutping	tim4 min6 zoeng3 /; tim4 zoeng3
Korean name
Hangul	춘장
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	chunjang
McCune–Reischauer	ch'unjang

Tianmian sauce
	A dish of tianmian sauce
Alternative names	Sweet flour sauce
Type	Sauce
Place of origin	China
Region or state	Northern and Northeastern China, South Korea
Associated cuisine	Chinese cuisine; Korean-Chinese cuisine
Main ingredients	Flour, salt
Ingredients generally used	Soybean
	Media: Tianmian sauce;

Tianmian sauce (Chinese: 甜麵醬/甜醬; pinyin: tiánmiànjiàng or tiánjiàng), also known as sweet bean sauce, sweet flour sauce or sweet wheat paste, is a thick, smooth, dark brown or black paste with either a mild, savory or sweet flavor. It is commonly used in Northern Chinese cuisine, Northeastern Chinese cuisine, as well as Korean-Chinese cuisine. Peking duck and jajangmyeon are two popular dishes that feature the sauce.

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