Posted on 07/02/2024 2:36:53 PM PDT by DallasBiff
There’s no shortage of divisive foods in the world, but for many people, there seems to be a special kind of derision reserved especially for one particular condiment: Mayo. Some people really hate mayonnaise. And it isn’t just always just simple dislike; among the anti-mayo crowd, there’s a contingent who are vehemently opposed to the stuff. Feelings can run so strongly that it might lead you to wonder exactly why so many people hate mayonnaise so much — but perhaps not unexpectedly, there isn’t just one explanation for the strength of feeling so many share about mayo. It might come down to any number of possibilities, according to several experts with whom Bustle recently spoke — but together, these possibilities paint a compelling larger picture about what fuels our likes and dislikes when it comes to our gastronomic experiences.
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Probably.
It is like pineapple on pizza. Something that has been around for decades and you liked it or you didn't and no one cared but now it is this big thing.
Humans are strange.
Our cats love it. They insisted on having pea salad tonight and they ran to it and licked all the mayo and cheese off.
Same here! Though I prefer sour cream and milk when making mashed potatoes; a good friend of mine uses mayo and milk. And sometimes sandwich spread is better than mayo.
So, no bread, or is it B^2-L-T?
“Nothing weird about that. I can’t stand mayo. My burger has mustard, lettuce, tomato. That’s plenty for me.”
Count me with you. Turkey Club, Mustard; Roast Beef, Horse Radish; Rueben, Mustard; Sardines, Mustard...
YES. Tuna fish, too, with tiny onions.
Now, mayo can be a little, well, greasy. So try mixing Duke's with plain whole milk Greek yogurt, 50/50.
And Miracle Whip is atrocious.
The one and only purpose for that vile material is to hold tunafish, egg salad, and chicken salad together, and only enough to actually do the job. Anything else is vile and disgusting.
When I go to burger joints, especially those that advertise high-end meats and cheeses, I always get odd looks when I order. Meat, extra cheese on a grilled bun. Then I ask for a side of “real” butter for the bun. I grew up in Wisconsin, and butter burgers were the norm; I did not know they called them Wisconsin butter burgers until I joined the military. Toast the bun in a skillet with butter, fry the onions in butter, grill the burger in butter, a thick slice of cheese from a block of Wisconsin sharp cheddar fresh from the dairy, and then put a little butter on the bun and serve it with fries. I take a pass on the onions now, but occasionally, I get a wild hair up ...and add them. I also grill steaks and lather the fat on the edges with butter to caramelize the fat. My wife told me I was crazy when I cooked them for her. Now, it is the only way she likes them grilled. As a kid, we were allowed three spices on our steaks: salt, pepper, and butter. We had a lot of butter in the house😂
+1
“The one and only purpose for that vile material is to hold tunafish, egg salad, and chicken salad together, and only enough to actually do the job. Anything else is vile and disgusting.”
Absolutely 100% correct. The food-to-mayo ratio must be correct. “Enough to do the job.”
Right on!
My wife loves cole slaw made with mayo, can’t stand it on anything else. Mayo on a sandwich or burger will literally make her throw up. I can take it or leave it.
it’s most times made of soybean oil - nasty stuff many people would do well to avoid. If not soybean then it’s canola, which is equally as bad for people.
Even the Mayonnaise jars that say Olive oil or Avocado tend to be primarily crapy oils with a bit of good type mixed in.
easy enough to make your own, then you know exactly what’s in it.
Yes, Dukes rocks!
I can relate. My tough Irish mother's Italian best friend brought over some minestrone, which probably was delicious, and is one of my favorite dishes today—but that first time ever seeing red kidney beans and other vegetables floating in thin tomato broth amongst, in my 8-year-old opinion, not enough pasta—it was just too yucky even to try. So I was seated there in front of it until it was stone cold, until eleven pm on a school night. Luckily for me, it wasn't my mother's recipe, so it was just that once. I salute you for your much longer battle of wills than mine.
Add a little ketchup
and some sweet pickle
relish. Mickey-D’s special
sauce.
Yep - but up in Williamsport and North Central PA, all subs and cheesesteaks come w/ mayo.
Chicken salad?
Tuna salad?
Egg salad?
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