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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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.

[–] PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They're not the same thing? As a hater of mayo, I've always thought they were

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

*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.

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[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

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

[–] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago
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[–] BigChungus@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 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!

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 8 months ago

The only kind I use.

[–] HorreC@kbin.social 4 points 8 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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[–] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] Alteon@lemmy.world 2 points 8 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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[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

PREACH

Would you like some slime on your sandwich

No I wouldn't thanks tho

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 8 months ago

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

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 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.

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 4 points 8 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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[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

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

[–] Seraph@kbin.social 6 points 8 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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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 6 points 8 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.

[–] MxRemy@lemmy.one 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I think it's not an instrument.

[–] TIN@feddit.uk 6 points 8 months ago (8 children)

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

[–] aaaa@lemmy.world 8 points 8 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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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 8 months ago

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

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

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

[–] Fridgeratr@lemmy.world 4 points 8 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

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Easy to make yourself.

[–] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 8 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.

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 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

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Exactly what I came to say.

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

[–] stackPeek@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago
[–] NotMelon@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 3 points 8 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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[–] amio@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

Properly made mayonnaise, with decent mustard? Fuck yeah.

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

[–] SoggyBread@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It makes for a decent replacement of butter on grilled cheese

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I agree.

Also, username checks out.

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[–] alphacyberranger@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I love mayo. Maybe you should try hummus.

[–] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 3 points 8 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.

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[–] kernelle@0d.gs 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's a great base for a sauce as well, mix it with some green pesto, put that on a burger (both on the top and bottom bun) and thank me later!

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[–] Wutchilli@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Skua@kbin.social 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I think you suck, that's my personal thought on mayo

[–] cali_ash@lemmy.wtf 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 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.

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