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of somewhat thick consistency, common in Argentina. It is made from

mayonnaise Mayonnaise (), colloquially referred to as "mayo" (), is a thick, creamy sauce with a rich and tangy taste that is commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, Salad#Bound salads, bound salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various o ...

with a smaller amount of tomato-based sauce such as

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, as well as seasonings including pimento,

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, and

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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

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. Tired of eating shrimp and prawn with

, 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. Soon it spread to neighboring

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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,

, and

. The mixture can also include

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and mustard. ' 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, ' is also very popular and is sometimes eaten as a delicacy with quail eggs. In countries outside South America, ' is more commonly known as Marie Rose sauce or fry sauce. The Argentine dish '' revuelto Gramajo'' is often served with this sauce.

References

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Origin

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