Does cooked meat with a sauce count as a liquid?

The meat itself is solid and unrestricted. Any liquid sauce or broth it's packed with follows the standard 3.4 oz carry-on rule separately.

Cooked Meat

Cooked meat, seafood, and vegetables with no liquid are solid food with no restriction in carry-on or checked bags.

Carry-on

Allowed

Checked

Allowed

Allowed. Cooked meat, seafood, or vegetables with no accompanying liquid or sauce are solid food with no restriction.

Allowed. No restriction in checked baggage.

If the dish includes broth, gravy, or a sauce, that liquid component follows the standard 3.4 oz carry-on rule separately from the solid meat itself.

Does cooked meat with a sauce count as a liquid?: The meat itself is solid and unrestricted. Any liquid sauce or broth it's packed with follows the standard 3.4 oz carry-on rule separately.