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.
I stay far away from mayonnaise. I have a limited tolerance (my health) for grease. Dipping French fries in mayonnaise? I don’t get it.
There never is mayonnaise in this house.
For French fries I use Aldis organic ketchup. Exclusively.
All condiments have their place. I like to mix in chipotle powder in mayo as a topping for a grilled chicken and bacon on a bun with red onions.
I like mustard on hamburgers sometimes. As being different from the usual. Even a cheeseburger with tomato slice, with a few anchovies with some Dijon mustard. Funky funky but chic.
Mayo is a wetting, binding and mixing agent. It helps foods that are dry or need to be combined, also it is a ready made sauce base. As a stand alone condiment it is weak and fails to provide adequate contrast to foods it is apply to. It is ok for use with lightly flavored foods like shellfish, chicken, turkey and unsmoked or lightly smoked ham or pork.