Fry sauce
Fry sauce is a regional condiment served with French fries. It is usually a combination of one part ketchup and two parts mayonnaise. When spices and other flavorings are added, it is similar to—but thicker and smoother than—traditional Russian dressing and Thousand Island dressing. In the United States, fry sauce is commonly found in restaurants in Washington, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon, as well as available by mail-order. Occasionally other ingredients such as barbecue sauce are substituted for ketchup, and other variations (created independently of the Utah version) exist outside of the United States.
In the United States and anglophone Canada
The Utah-based Arctic Circle restaurant chain claims to have invented fry sauce around 1948.[1] Arctic Circle serves fry sauce in its restaurants in the western United States. Many other fast-food restaurants and family restaurants in the region, such as Carl's Jr, Crown Burgers, Apollo Burger, Astro Burger and Hires Big H, also offer their own versions of the sauce. Some variations include chopped pickles, chopped onions, and shredded cabbage.[citation needed] Utah franchise locations of McDonald's also carried fry sauce until 1997. Many other national fast food restaurants in Utah and nearby states serve fry sauce.[citation needed]
In Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, fry sauce is also popular and is found at many local restaurants[2] as well as chains such as Dairy Queen and Sonic.
In Puerto Rico, the sauce is commonly known as "mayoketchup" and is prepared with ketchup, mayonnaise, garlic and a hint of lemon. The sauce is often used as a dip for sorullos, tostones, and other fried dishes as part of the traditional cuisine of Puerto Rico.
In the 2008 film Step Brothers, there is a scene in which the main characters referred to a home-made sauce of ketchup and mayonnaise as "fancy sauce".
Outside Anglophone North America
In Argentina and Chile, a similar condiment known as salsa golf, or "golf sauce," is a popular dressing for fries, burgers, and steak sandwiches. According to tradition, the sauce was invented by Nobel laureate and restaurant patron Luis Federico Leloir at a golf club in Mar del Plata, Argentina, during the mid-1920s.[3]
In Belgium and the Netherlands, the mixture of mayonnaise and ketchup is known as cocktailsaus, whiskey cocktail or sauce cocktail, often refined with the addition of some paprika powder or whisky. A mixture of ketchup, mayonnaise, finely chopped onion and sometimes spices is known as "riche", literally "rich sauce". More often however, Dutch fry sauce (Fritessaus, a kind of very creamy low-fat mayonnaise) and other mayonnaise-like sauces like Joppiesaus (a curry sauce) or Tartar sauce are used. Mayonnaise and ketchup separately on a dish (usually fries) and topped with freshly chopped onion is known as speciaal.
In Brazil, many fast food restaurants provide "rosé sauce" (equal parts mayonnaise and ketchup, sometimes with hot sauce added) alongside the traditional ketchup and mustard with fries and onion rings.
In Colombia, a sauce similar to fry sauce called "salsa rosada" (pink sauce) is widely used. This sauce is packed commercially by many local distributors. It is most commonly used on hot dogs, burgers, fries and chips (there is often a pack of "salsa rosada" taped onto chip bags)
In Costa Rica, a salad dressing called Salsa Rosada (pink sauce) is served with a cabbage salad. The main Salsa Rosada ingredients are ketchup and mayonnaise.
In France, many Turkish restaurants and other fast-food establishments serve fry sauce and call it sauce américaine; it is also common for customers to request "ketchup-mayo"—a dab of mayonnaise and a dab of ketchup—alongside their French fries at such places. Both American sauce and the more thousand-island like sauce cocktail (somewhat similar to that of Iceland) can often be found in supermarkets, and occasionally also premixed "ketchup-mayo."[4][5]
In French Polynesia, there's a similar sauce called "sauce lagon bleu" (blue lagoon sauce) which is made with mayo, ketchup, honey and a dash of pickels. The "Lagon bleu" is a famous burger restaurant based in Taunoa, Tahiti and the original recipe of this sauce is a secret.
In Germany, a popular product called Rot Weiss ("red white") is sold in toothpaste-style tubes, and consists of unmixed ketchup and mayonnaise which form a red-and-white striped string when squeezed out. What is known as Pommes-Soße or Frittensoße ("Fry Sauce") is a lightly spiced mayonnaise similar to the Dutch Fritessaus. A condiment similar to the American fry sauce is known as Cocktailsoße, but more often used for döner kebab than for French fries.
In Iceland, a condiment similar to fry sauce called Kokteilsósa ("cocktail sauce") is popular.[6] Originally, the sauce was used with prawn cocktails—hence the name—but in course of time, it became indispensable with French fried potatoes. However, Icelanders use the sauce with many other dishes, including hamburgers, pizza, hotdogs, and fried fish. Substituting sour cream for some part of the mayonnaise is also popular, making the resulting sauce thicker. [citation needed]
In Ireland, the sauce is commonly known as pink sauce, taco sauce, cocktail sauce or burger sauce and is enjoyed as an accompaniment to chicken goujons, chips and burgers.
In Italy and Spain, a sauce named "salsa rosa" (pink sauce) is usually served along with shellfish or occasionally as a substitute for ketchup. Its ingredients are ketchup and mayonnaise but proportions may vary.
In Macedonia, liberal amounts of ketchup and mayonnaise are often served with grilled sandwiches, French fries, and the ubiquitous Balkan hamburger-like pljeskavica.
In Oman fry sauce is known as "Mayo-chup".
In Puerto Rico, Mayoketchup is a very popular condiment made of two parts ketchup, one part mayonnaise and garlic is widely used in tostones and fried foods.
In Quebec, Canada, it is one of the standard sauces eaten with fondue chinoise or as a vegetable dip. Typically, garlic powder is added.
In the United Kingdom, it is mostly referred to as Burger Sauce and occasionally as Pink sauce. It is commonly enjoyed as a topping to Chips and hamburgers. It is popularly found in kebab and chip shops and in fast-food vendors, and can be found for commercial sale in most of the major UK supermarket chains.
In Venezuela, fry sauce is known as 'Salsa Rosada' (same as Costa Rica) and it's usually served at parties with snacks like Meatballs, Pigs in a blanket and Tequeños.
See also
References
- ^ Vergakis, Brock (January 6, 2007). "My oh my do we love fry sauce!". The Deseret News.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ a review of Selah, Washington's King's Row drive in published by the Yakima Herald-Republic titled On the Menu—King's Row Drive-In refers to its "fabulous fry sauce"
- ^ SalsaGolf at the Spanish Wikipedia
- ^ "Sauces classiques" from Bénédicta
- ^ "Sauce ketchup mayo" in Bénédicta's "Oh Ouizz!" line
- ^ Kokteilsósa in Iceland
Further reading
- "The creators of fry sauce turn 60" — KSL.com
- "Fry sauce and Arctic Circle hit big 6-0" — Deseret Morning News
- "There's green Jell-O on your lapel..." — Deseret Morning News
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