Salty Dog Talk by Bill Beavis

Salty Dog Talk by Bill Beavis

Author:Bill Beavis
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781472901477
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-07-26T16:00:00+00:00


Mate

A friendly word meaning two who break bread together, or more precisely meat – two who share meat. From the old Teutonic word gamaton – ga implying a conjunction, plus mat for meat.

Other people think it comes from the French matelot, or sailor.

Mayonnaise

Believed to have been coined by the French officer Duc de Richelieu who led a successful attack on the British navy base of Port Mahon in Minorca in 1756. Finding the storehouses in flames and with no food for the victors, Richelieu improvised a meal from remnants comprising eggs, vinegar, oil, pepper, salt and mustard. The beaten ingredients so delighted the Frenchmen they named it after their victory – Mahonnaise.



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