Here's everything you ever wanted to know about French sauces.
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What is the difference between hollandaise sauce and béarnaise sauce?
Corey Williams is a food writer for MyRecipes and Allrecipes. She has ten years of experience in journalism.
Hollandaise and béarnaise sauces share some of the same ingredients and are used in similar ways — but they’re not the same. So what’s the difference? Let’s break it down:
Both hollandaise and béarnaise sauces are made by emulsifying two ingredients that don’t normally mix: butter and water. They both contain egg yolks and an acid to balance out the richness. It’s what happens next that sets them apart: Hollandaise gets its tartness from lemon juice (sometimes vinegar) and is usually seasoned with salt white pepper and cayenne.
