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Honey dill

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Honey dill sauce
Bottled Greetalia Honey Dill Sauce
TypeSauce
Place of originCanada
Region or stateWinnipeg,Manitoba
Main ingredientsMayonnaise,honey,and drieddill.

Honey dillis a condiment consisting ofhoney,mayonnaise,and drieddillthat is unique toManitoba,Canada.[1]It is often used as a dipping sauce forchicken fingersas well as forsweet potato fries.[2]The sauce was mistakenly invented at Mitzi's Chicken Finger Restaurant in downtownWinnipeg.[3]The restaurant specialized in chicken fingers, the meal for which the sauce is mostly used. Its owner tried to copy a different recipe by taste from another restaurant, but got the recipe wrong.[2]The accidental sauce was so popular at the restaurant, that it took off locally in the province.President's Choicemarketed a brand nationally, however, sales outside Manitoba were too slow. Today, most production is done by a local Winnipeg producer, or in-house at restaurants.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Manitoba care package replaces sentimental cup for Irish son".CBC Manitoba.February 12, 2017.RetrievedOctober 27,2023.
  2. ^abcDavid Sanderson (October 27, 2023)."A Manitoba mistake: Honey dill sauce is strange and it's zesty... and it's ours".Winnipeg Free Press.
  3. ^Jennifer Bain (March 28, 2014)."Recipe:Chicken fingers with honey-dill dipping sauce".Toronto Star.RetrievedOctober 27,2023.