Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise is what we call a ‘mother sauce’ in culinary jargon. In fact it is the ‘mother’ of all the cold emulsion sauces, so once you can make Mayonnaise you can make any of the daughter sauces by just adding some extra ingredients.

I know it’s very tempting to reach for the jar of ‘well-known brand’, but most people don’t seem to be aware that Mayonnaise can be made, even with a hand whisk, in under five minutes; and if you use a food processor the technique is still the same but