Talk:Russian dressing

message: In the Nashua, NH sunday newspaper there is an article about the origins of Russian Dressing:
 One man’s recipe changed the taste of salads around the nation
 By DEAN SHALHOUP, Telegraph Staff
 dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS01/206100367/-1/XML07
The basic points:  James E. Colburn, a New Hampshire, USA food distributor and caterer invented it sometime before 1924.  The article references the 1927 version of "New Hampshire -- A History" by Hobart Pillsbury.
Quoting the newspaper article which quotes the book:
 “Its wide acceptance by people in large numbers . . . assured the prosperity of Mr. Colburn,” reports 
 a passage in  author Hobart Pillsbury’s 1927 “New Hampshire – A History,” a compilation of biographies
 of leading New Hampshire residents.
 
 “He disposed of” – meaning sold – “the dressing to the largest hotels and most important retail dealers
 throughout the country, and very soon, there was such an eager demand for the product that its production
 and marketing constituted a considerable portion of Mr. Colburn’s business,” Pillsbury wrote.
MarcN 17:34, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nashua newspaper reference 

message: It should be noted that many people in the NYC area refer to Thousand Island dressing as "Russian."  This is probably why it is said to be put on a Reuben sandwich, since I've never seen the commercial version of Russian dressing anywhere except at Arby's.  Also, the page on Thousand Island says that early Russian dressing recipes were similar to Thousand Island.72.78.157.207 (talk) 15:32, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russian dressing on a Reuben 

message: The history sections states: "Some claim that the dressing's name originated in the fact that the condiment in those days typically included caviar, a food associated with Russia". I suspect this alludes to the classic French culinary style à la russe (in the Russian style), which includes a sauce made with mayonnaise blended with other ingredients, including caviar. It does not include tomato and, except for its name, has nothing in common with US Russian dressing described here. 86.142.40.24 (talk) 23:23, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusion with ''à la russe'' 

message: Can someone with better facts at their fingertips than I please clarify just what Russian dressing is and address that it means different things in different parts of the world? Growing up in the US, I had always thought of Russian as a richer, tangier version of the bright-orange "French" dressing manufactured by Wish-Bone, et al. It was burnt orange in color, sweet & sour, and gelatinous. This version isn't mentioned in this article. As I came to understand it, both French and Russian as I knew them were US inventions, and that the "real" versions of these dressings mean something totally different both outside the US and in the restaurant business. Anyone care to jump in here?PacificBoy 11:22, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will the real "Russian dressing"... 

message: Can someone please provide the link about "ketchunaise" in Russia? 
I was born and raised in southwestern part of Russia, and I have never heard that word, nor do I recall any "legitimate" recipe that would call for blending ketchup and mayonnaise.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.247.198.99 (talk) 19:25, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Didn't really get the point. "Ketchunaise" is a made up word that doesn't officially exist in Russian. Poverty and popularity of ketchup and mayonnaise in the country led to the appearance of such sauce as an alternative to more expensive ones sold in stores. So in fact it's just a homemade amateur sauce available in poor homes of Russia. As a Russia-born child I'm sure you know it. The only link I can provide on the subject is Heinz ketchunaise, a product that didn't get any popularity in Russia https://yandex.ru/images/search?from=tabbar&text=%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%87%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%20heinz 176.59.17.155 (talk) 00:02, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

text: Heinz even makes ketchunaise-sauce for Russia , so the name is legitimate. Vodolaz (talk) 09:26, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russian Dressing in Russia