You can love mayo, you can hate Mayo. Both are totally acceptable.
If you consider miracle whip to be good however...that is a crime that must be punished.
They're not the same thing? As a hater of mayo, I've always thought they were
*Mayonnaise is made of oil, eggs, and vinegar (or lemon juice).
*Miracle Whip is made from water, soybean oil, high-fructose corn syrup, vinegar, modified corn starch, eggs, salt, natural flavor, mustard flour, potassium sorbate, spice, and dried garlic.
Changed the ingredients because the source said sugar and not corn syrup. Miracle whip is basically a science experiment to make super cheap mayo. It's like comparing cheddar cheese to American cheeze. One just isnt right.
I thought I hated mayonnaise. Turns out I didn't know Miracle Whip wasn't mayonnaise. I hate Miracle Whip.
Normal mayo (like Hellmann’s or Heinz) is fine and all, but goddamn Kewpie mayo is the shit. It’s easily top 3 readymade condiments in our fridge; we’ve always got a bottle on the go!
The only kind I use.
I have been trying to find a reason to get it and try it. You are that reason.
Is it actually different? I thought it was just a different brand. It's not like miracle whip, right?
It’s absolutely different, a much deeper and more umami flavour! We used to just use it for Asian type dishes that called for it but it’s so good that we’ve essentially replaced normal mayo with it at this point
PREACH
Would you like some slime on your sandwich
No I wouldn't thanks tho
We should start a cult for people who don't like mayyonise
It ruins my Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Wendy's whenever I forget to specify "no mayo".
Yeah, I stopped getting it because even when I remembered to say “no mayo”, they’d still pile it on
Not only does Mayo make things like sandwiches better but you can combine it with various other flavors for deliciousness. E.g. garlic or spicy aioli.
Sriracha mayo is awesome with burgers, fries, tater tots, etc
I see a few responses on here about "miracle whip". For those ignoramuses amongst us, what is this thing?
It's a brand name for a "whipped dressing" product. It's similar in color and texture to mayonnaise, but it has a different flavor. It's usually vegetarian ingredients, as opposed to mayo which uses egg
When I was growing up, my mother thought it was healthier, so we never had mayo. So I was used to the flavor of Miracle Whip and generally prefer it.
It's "mayonnaise" with "flavor" added to it. And it's gross as fuck.
It’s so much better than mayo, because a little hit of lemon juice giving it some flavor, some tartness, instead of the congealed snot of mayonnaise
Glad to see. I'm not the only one.
You take nasty ass uncooked eggs, Mix them up with some oil and a splash of vinegar, lemon juice and mustard. How does that not sound appetizing?
Get the fuck out of my life Mayo, and fuck your cousin aioli trying to sneak into my sandwiches as well.
I think it's not an instrument.
I think mayonnaise is so easy and cheap to make at home I don't know why people buy it in a store. Here's my recipe:
Mix this all together to combine, then drizzle in a little less than 2 cups of vegetable oil (480 ml) while mixing vigorously. It will take some practice to get the timing right, but once it starts sounding like you're mixing mac and cheese you can add the oil more quickly. If it doesn't break it should start thickening and getting creamy.
I usually make mine in the food processor.
I can buy a fat jar that lasts a long time for like $3.
On some level I like it but I mostly hate it.
A microscopically thin layer on a few select sandwiches is appropriate and delicious to me.
Anything more than a teaspoon and it becomes overwhelming and cloying.
I really think for the most part, mayonnaise has become a crutch for bad cooks. You really do not need to just add essentially pure fat to make food taste good, that's not necessary unless you are lazy and cheap.
I find eating excess amounts of fat and oil to be disgusting and nauseating.
Properly made mayonnaise, with decent mustard? Fuck yeah.
My issue is just when meh mayo goes on everything. Butter usually tastes better.
Food is food
Agreed
It makes for a decent replacement of butter on grilled cheese
I agree.
Also, username checks out.
Easy to make yourself.
I love mayo. Maybe you should try hummus.
It's one of those things that I find good to eat a little bit if it's with other food, but too much makes it nasty. Same way with pickles, relish, sauerkraut. Great topping to add flavor, terrible as the main flavor of a dish/meal
I like it on sandwiches, but need only a LITTLE bit. It's very easy to have too much and then have a slimy sandwich
My favourite use for mayo is as a butter substitute specifically for making grilled cheese sandwiches. It fries up really nice on the bread because it's eggy
Exactly what I came to say.
Someone who fries a grilled cheese with butter is making an inferior sandwich.
I used to it eat a lot of it as a child. But now that I think more about nutrition it is a rare treat for me. I don't buy it nor keep any at my home, because if I buy it I'll eat it. If I go out and eat fries I'll usually eat them with mayonnaise. I do like the taste, especially in egg sandwiches.
There's bad mayonnaise out there, like a lot of bad. I prefer to put it on my fries. It's very delicious.
Neutral
It's ok on burgers and sandwiches, but otherwise I don't care much for it.
I agree that's mostly where it belongs. Taste-wise it can fall between "fine" and "pretty good" but its strength is as food lube, an enhancement for (often bready) food that would be unpleasantly dry without it.
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