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I hate it.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I thought I hated mayonnaise. Turns out I didn't know Miracle Whip wasn't mayonnaise. I hate Miracle Whip.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I have been trying to find a reason to get it and try it. You are that reason.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

The only kind I use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Is it actually different? I thought it was just a different brand. It's not like miracle whip, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

It tastes just like miracle whip to me. I just can't do it.

I'm a firm believer that Duke's is the Almighty King of mayonnaise.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

PREACH

Would you like some slime on your sandwich

No I wouldn't thanks tho

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

We should start a cult for people who don't like mayyonise

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait so you don't like any condiment on your sandwich? They're all slime.

Mayo just adds a particular texture. High protein and a little bit greasy which is great for certain foods.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Incorrect. The ones that are paste, I like fine. Jam or mustard or hot sauce, fine. Those are all human consumable texture and flavor combinations. The "let's put on this food some egg+vaseline mixture that someone left in the sun" experience of mayonnaise is one I can skip though.

I also strongly dislike the texture of bananas going all mushy while I'm "chewing" them, to the point that I don't eat them, so maybe it's just a me issue. That is my feeling though.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It ruins my Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Wendy's whenever I forget to specify "no mayo".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I stopped getting it because even when I remembered to say “no mayo”, they’d still pile it on

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

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?

  • Some dick head in 18 Dickety 4 or whenever they invented that shit probably

Get the fuck out of my life Mayo, and fuck your cousin aioli trying to sneak into my sandwiches as well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I see a few responses on here about "miracle whip". For those ignoramuses amongst us, what is this thing?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It's "mayonnaise" with "flavor" added to it. And it's gross as fuck.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well I mean... it is my people's beverage of choice

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I think it's not an instrument.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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:

  • 1.5 tsp (7.5 ml) paprika
  • 0.5 tsp (2.5 ml) powdered chile
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) lime juice
  • 4 tsp (20 ml) water
  • 4 tsp (20 ml) malt vinegar
  • 1.5 tsp (7.5 ml) dry mustard
  • 2 egg yolks

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

I can buy a fat jar that lasts a long time for like $3.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There's bad mayonnaise out there, like a lot of bad. I prefer to put it on my fries. It's very delicious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Arctic Circle in Utah gave out fry sauce (aka fancy sauce). It's just mayo and ketchup, but it was so popular all of the local chains started providing it as well (McDonald's, Wendy's, 5 guys). The better ones generally splash a bit of BBQ as well.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Easy to make yourself.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Properly made mayonnaise, with decent mustard? Fuck yeah.

My issue is just when meh mayo goes on everything. Butter usually tastes better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It makes for a decent replacement of butter on grilled cheese

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I agree.

Also, username checks out.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I love mayo. Maybe you should try hummus.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Exactly what I came to say.

Someone who fries a grilled cheese with butter is making an inferior sandwich.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

It's ok on burgers and sandwiches, but otherwise I don't care much for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

First thought: https://youtu.be/9K2Y-rfUy_4?feature=shared

(But i also dont eat it)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's what I imagine goblin cum tastes like. Fucking vile.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This just poses more questions

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Why do you spend time imagining what goblin cum tastes like?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's aioli that someone figured out how to sell before they finished making it

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