tartare sauce

noun

1. a mayonnaise sauce mixed with hard-boiled egg yolks, chopped herbs, capers, and gherkins

Word History and Origins

Origin of tartare sauce¹

from French sauce tartare, from Tartar

Example Sentences

One or two of the more argumentative customers like to point to the transparent tubs he uses for tartare sauce and accuse him of double-standards.

From BBC

Evans-Hylton combines it with olive oil, tartare sauce and parmesan, or for sweetness, chocolate shavings and cinnamon.

From The Guardian

Sprinkle with sea salt flakes and serve immediately with the chips, pea purée and tartare sauce and lemon wedges.

From The Guardian

One of my favourite sandwich fillings is chopped ham stirred into tartare sauce.

From The Guardian

A pack of two veal and tartare sauce burgers costs less than £4, putting the cost on a par with a trip to McDonald's.

From The Guardian