Salsa golf

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Salsa golf
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Salsa golf served at a "taste-off" in Buenos Aires
Type condiment
Place of origin Argentina
Created by Luis Federico Leloir
Main ingredients mayonnaise, ketchup, pimento, oregano, cumin

Salsa golf is a cold sauce of somewhat thick consistency, common in Argentina. It is made from mayonnaise with a smaller amount of tomato-based sauce such as ketchup, as well as seasonings including pimento, oregano, and cumin.

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Origin

According to legend, the sauce was invented by the physician Luis Federico Leloir in the mid-1920s at the golf club of the seaside resort Mar del Plata. Tired of eating shrimp and prawn with mayonnaise, he asked the waiter to bring various ingredients (vinegar, lemon, mustard, ketchup, and others) and experimented with different mixtures. The favourite was ketchup and mayonnaise. Leloir's companions named the result salsa golf, and its fame grew. [1] [2] [3] Soon it spread to neighboring Uruguay [4] while also being common in Chile.

Recipes

There are several recipes, but the sauce is always mostly mayonnaise with a tomato-based sauce like ketchup. Seasoning is added to give the sauce an Argentine flavor, such as pimento, oregano, and cumin. The mixture can also include Worcestershire sauce and mustard. [5]

Salsa golf is used to dress salad, meat, and other food, and it is the main ingredient in a typical Argentine dish called palmitos en salsa golf.

In neighboring Paraguay, salsa golf is also very popular and is sometimes eaten as a delicacy with quail eggs. In countries outside South America, salsa golf is more commonly known as Marie Rose sauce or fry sauce.

The Argentine dish revuelto Gramajo is often served with this sauce. [5]

See also

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