A day for Tartar Sauce

Tartar Sauce is a cold, creamy, and tangy mayonnaise-based sauce made with chopped pickles, capers, and herbs like dill or parsley. In my home country, Ireland, it is most associated with fish and is commonly used as a topping for fish. In Japan, today, and November 14th annually, is "Tartar Sauce Day".

The anniversary was established by the Kewpie Corporation. Kewpie is most associated with mayonnaise, but by creating "Tartar Sauce Day" they hope to broaden the appeal of tartar sauce as a versatile sauce that goes well with any ingredient, not just fish, but also vegetables, meat, and bread for example. 

The date of the anniversary was chosen because on an average calendar November 14th is positioned directly above November 21st, and November 21st is "fried oysters day". Kewpie believe that fried oysters go well with tartar sauce! I don't disagree! I quite like tartar sauce, and the ones I have tried in restaurants tastes quite similar to the tartar sauce you get in my home country. Do you like tartar sauce?