Tartar sauce since the 19th century. Tartar sauce Tartar sauce (spelled tartare sauce in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and other parts of the Commonwealth) is a mayonnaise of French origin, and is typically of a rough consistency due to the addition of diced gherkins or other varieties of pickles, capers and parsley. It is often used as a condiment with seafood dishes. It is most commonly used with clam strips, fried oysters, fish and chips, fish sandwiches, and fish fingers, among many other dishes. Tartar sauce is based on either mayonnaise (egg yolk, mustard or vinegar, oil) or aioli
HMS Tartar (1801) her into service as HMS "Observateur". On 23 August "Tartar" captured the Charlestown packet. Later in the year Captain Hawker exchanged with Captain Stephen Poyntz of and "Tartar" returned to England under reduced masts as a consequence of damage she had sustained in a hurricane. "Tartar" was paid off in October 1807. Then between October and April 1808 she underwent repairs, which cost £18,700. In October, Captain George Bettesworth took command while "Tartar" was fitting out at Deptford for service in the Baltic. This was early in the Gunboat War between Britain and Denmark-Norway. In what became known as the