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To: Cronos
The Duke’s chef either discovered the local sauce or invented a version of it to celebrate the victory. It was originally called mahonnaise (meaning "in the style of Mahón"), which later morphed into the French word mayonnaise.

Cool - thanks for sharing.

10 posted on 05/05/2026 5:59:06 AM PDT by GOPJ (In the '80's the SPLC did joint workshops with the FBI for top cops - pushing the lies of the VRWC)
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To: GOPJ

yes, it’s pretty cool - I was just listening to the “Rest is history” podcast series on Hannibal when they mentioned it and I thought it worth sharing :)


21 posted on 05/05/2026 7:10:17 AM PDT by Cronos (Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.)
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