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tartar sauce

American

Or tartare sauce

noun

a mayonnaise dressing for fish and seafood, usually with chopped pickles, onions, olives, capers, and green herbs added.

Etymology

Origin of tartar sauce

First recorded in 1895–1900, tartar sauce is from French sauce tartare

Example Sentences

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Additionally, Red Lobster tweaked its tartar sauce recipe following complaints from several fans on TikTok.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2024

Especially when seasonings and sauces are familiar—gravy in the first case, tartar sauce in the second—people tend not to miss the meat, she notes in her cookbook.

From National Geographic • Oct. 19, 2023

Some customers ordering mayonnaise, tartar sauce or mushy peas were "disappointed" by having to pay £2 at Stein's Fish & Chips in Cornwall.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

The pleasingly crispy batter encasing juicy white meat was blessedly ungreasy, while the tartar sauce was just the right balance of citrus tang and creamy texture.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2023

I dip my crab cakes in tartar sauce, and imagine Ashley yelling at me for doing so.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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