Why is Mayo controversial in America?

[kilésengati]

Where I live, Mayo and its varieties are a normal condiment eaten with fries, sausage, fish, pizza, vegetables and all kinds of things. Sometimes mixed with ketchup.

Why is it that it's so disliked in America?

[Apollo702]

In many nations they made a national holiday over it.

Hundreds of years ago a shipment of it was headed from Spain to the new world. When it reached the Carribean it hit severe weather it sunk and they had to do without.

After that they created a national day of mourning called Sinko De Mayo.

[Fosty]

Hey, put it in your pasta!

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Only thing I use mayo for is potato salad.

[kingjames488]

here I thought americans put mayo on everything... even freedom fries :S

[MinionJoe]

I regularly use mayonnaise. Usually when I have an upset stomach and I want a bland condiment instead of any of the other more sweet, savory, or spicy condiments in my fridge and cupboard.

[Plaid]

In my experience, what has been controversial around here is the use of Miracle Whip.
I think it's basically mayo with sugar.

kbiz lähetti viestin:

Plaid lähetti viestin:

I like the mayo with my artichoke leaves.

I was waiting for someone to say that. And it was you, Plaid. It's the best.

I wouldn't know how else to eat it!

[MinionJoe]

Plaid lähetti viestin:

In my experience, what has been controversial around here is the use of Miracle Whip.
I think it's basically mayo with sugar.

Mayo and paprika, actually. You may be right about the sugar too though...

[kingjames488]

we should probably define mayonaise v.s. sandwich spread such as miricle whip... and make people aware that real mayo is whipped up raw eggs.

[MinionJoe]

kingjames488 lähetti viestin:

we should probably define mayonaise v.s. sandwich spread such as miricle whip... and make people aware that real mayo is whipped up raw eggs.

Oil and vinegar. The egg is just used to emulsify and prevent separation.

[kingjames488]

MinionJoe lähetti viestin:

kingjames488 lähetti viestin:

we should probably define mayonaise v.s. sandwich spread such as miricle whip... and make people aware that real mayo is whipped up raw eggs.

Oil and vinegar. The egg is just used to emulsify and prevent separation.

that seems to ring a bell but I'd totally forgotten it lmao... no wonder there are so many egg dressings.

also fish...

I can not untaste the fish in dressings now.

[kilésengati]

Plaid lähetti viestin:

In my experience, what has been controversial around here is the use of Miracle Whip.
I think it's basically mayo with sugar.

kingjames488 lähetti viestin:

we should probably define mayonaise v.s. sandwich spread such as miricle whip... and make people aware that real mayo is whipped up raw eggs.

Yes, Miracle Whip isn't mayo, it's a product that pretends to be.

Also mayo isn't just whipped up raw eggs. It's egg yolk slowly cooked whilst being whipped, plus a bunch of other ingredients like oil, lemon juice and mustard. Alternatively, egg yolk from hard boiled eggs can be used to increase food safety a bit and make it easier to produce.

[kingjames488]

kilésengati lähetti viestin:

Also mayo isn't just whipped up raw eggs. It's egg yolk slowly cooked whilst being whipped

sorry.

and yes I'm aware if you just whip up eggs it turns into merange.... or other things depending on the ratio of yolks and whites... and what not...

but more or less it's egg sauce.

[kilésengati]

kingjames488 lähetti viestin:

kilésengati lähetti viestin:

Also mayo isn't just whipped up raw eggs. It's egg yolk slowly cooked whilst being whipped

sorry.

That's one weird thing to apologise for. :/

[kingjames488]

kilésengati lähetti viestin:

kingjames488 lähetti viestin:

sorry.

That's one weird thing to apologise for. :/

sorry fo being sorry.

[kbiz]

kilésengati lähetti viestin:

Also mayo isn't just whipped up raw eggs. It's egg yolk slowly cooked whilst being whipped, plus a bunch of other ingredients like oil, lemon juice and mustard. Alternatively, egg yolk from hard boiled eggs can be used to increase food safety a bit and make it easier to produce.

Yeah, we all know coffee snobs and wine snobs, but you're taking mayo snobbery to Olympian heights. Heh.

And Americans don't take kindly to the word whilst either.