tartar sauce

American  

Or tartare sauce

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tartar sauce

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

Example Sentences

She advises breading and frying before dipping into a tartar sauce or marinara.

From Salon

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

From Salon

Those who appreciate the minty mushy peas will wish for more than the small dollop provided; ditto the housemade tartar sauce.

From Seattle Times

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

"When we paid the bill we discovered that the tiny pot of mushy peas was £2 extra, as was the tartar sauce as was the curry sauce. Unfortunately I don't think we will be returning!"

From BBC