The History of the Dainty and Luxurious Mayonnaise

I just delight in mayonnaise and I have this habit of adding it in almost all sorts of munchies that I eat. Thank God, I came from a slim bloodline, hence, my enslavement to mayonnaise do not quite affect my weight. Until now, I can't leave the grocery store without purchasing jugs of this dainty thick sauce. When I went to France, after I graduated from college, I found out a lot about this cherished sauce of mine. Some people that I met in France told me absorbing information about mayonnaise and I am more than willing to share them to you.

In the 1700's, mayonnaise was prepared by a French chef who worked for the idolized Duke de Richelieu. When the Duke was winning the struggle against the British, the chef was already planning a grand victory party where a sauce out of eggs and cream was to be served. However, the chef noticed that there was no available cream so he used olive oil to prepare the cream. This scene was the official birth of the thick sauce called "Mahonnaise" and later, the dainty dip that I love was named mayonnaise.

I was so ecstatic when I learned about this score because I never thought that the ordinary sauce that I always see in the kitchen was a product of a historical event.