(1) The trance-like state of indecision caused by too many food options.

(2) The unseen force that ensures that shopping when hungry or when suffering the munchies, especially in a well-stocked Asian grocery store, will always take longer and cost more than you planned.
(1) “Drag yourself out of that Sauce Vortex and order something! You’ve been reading the menu for 15 minutes!”

(2) “We’re having a Szechwan / Malaysian / Vietnamese / Korean banquet for dinner tonight because I got sucked into a Sauce Vortex in the Golden Rooster Asian Food Store this morning.”
by gillfish February 21, 2009
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