Where did mayonnaise get its name?

Answer 1

If you mean what it's made out of, it's mostly just made out of vegetable oil, and egg yolks beated together.

Mayonnaise comes from Mahon, Spain. There it is still known as Mahonesa today.
Mayonnaise is made from mixing oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice.

Answer 2

It is impossible to say for certain. Sauces similar to mayonnaise could have existed in antiquity, in any location where egg yolks were available. The recipe and name were codified in 18th century France and entered English in the early 1800s.

The French name "mayonnaise" was given to the mixture of whipped egg yolks and vinegar (or lemon juice). This is emulsified by the addition of vegetable oils.

One source for the mixture has been said to be the town of Mahon in Menorca, Spain, which lent its name to the Catalan word for the sauce, maonesa. The subsequent term salsa mahonesabecame mayonnaise in French.

Another suggestion is that it comes from an old French name for egg yolks, which is moyeu.

Answer 3

The French name "mayonnaise" was given to a mixture of whipped egg yolks and vinegar (or lemon juice). This is emulsified by the addition of vegetable oils.

One source for the mixture has been said to be the town of Mahon in Menorca, Spain, which lent its name to the Catalan word for the sauce, maonesa. The subsequent term salsa mahonesabecame mayonnaise in French.

Another suggestion is that it comes from an old French name for egg yolks, which is moyeu.

Certainly the mixture of oils and egg yolks would have occurred long before either of the suggested word origins.

Answer 4

in french dictionnary, "le petit Robert": peut-être en souvenir de la prise de Port-Mahon en1756 - altération de mahonnaise.

Answer 5

A French word named after Mahon, capital of Minorca to 'celebrate' its capture by the French in 1756

Answer 6

It is a creamy sauce thought to have originated in Mahon, a port in Minorca. The port was captured by the French in 1756 and the product was created to comemmorate the victory

Answer 7

Spain