mayo: the devil's condiment

you can't redeem your countrymen, wins, it's too late. we already have been clued into your chili/mayo-loving ways.

in retrospect, getting haha "chilli" in a pub in the uk seems like anyone's first mistake

when this conversation first occurred, I asked about it on Facebook; the British response followed the general pattern of "ugh gross, no we don't do that" followed quickly by "WHO TOLD YOU WE DO THIS????"

~reliable sources~ man

pretty sure they're lying as they drape a napkin over their eyes and take a spoonful of mayo-laced chilli

in retrospect, getting haha "chilli" in a pub in the uk seems like anyone's first mistake

Pretty much otm, but you see it a lot. Always, always with sour cream and not mayo, tho. And there is a superfluous l but that isn't actually notable

sorry to report there's indisputable evidence online of uk proclivity for mayo accompaniment to e.g.
fried calamari, tempura
why :(

That I can confirm

British people are dreadful, I'm certainly not denying that

ctrl-f elote.

???

and it's delicious

mayo aioli is a common accompaniment to calamari here in these US

iirc not in my experience (luckily)
ofc usians are awful too

excuse me but there are several ways to enjoy an elote. one involves a hot sauce, like Valentina or Tamazula, and lemon -- slater the elote in sauce, squeeze lemon, terrific. another involves simple pico de gallo: less spectacular than hot-sauce-and-lemon, but still nice.

it's true there is that third way where you put mayonnaise on it and then throw it into the garbage, but I've never understood the appeal of this option except as a gesture that doesn't really satisfy.

lol

I'm into the third way if you do it in front of a mayo person in the hope that they'll learn

fourth option is you call the mayo "aioli" and charge $1 more

pretty sure they're lying as they drape a napkin over their eyes and take a spoonful of mayo-laced chilli
― μpright mammal (mh)

I'm gonna do a mayo-chili dinner party; I will report back how many punches to the face I receive

I'm goin' to a party
And I hope you are hearty
So please don't be naughty
For it's a mayo-chili party

i really can't believe so many people actually enjoy eating eggs mixed with vinegar.

i don't know if it's because of the industry wide egg shortage, but i am finding more mayo-y products (like salad dressings) without eggs.

lately

tempura

aaaaaaaaaa

calling mayo the "devil's condiment" implies a certain edge that mayo decidedly lacks. it's a bland condiment for people who don't like to eat

And there is a superfluous l but that isn't actually notable

― fappy board (wins), Wednesday, October 7, 2015

no no gbx is otm upthread. the superfluous l is critical to the entire tin-palated transatlantic chile project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwK7mhDC_w

calling mayo the "devil's condiment" implies a certain edge that mayo decidedly lacks. it's a bland condiment for people who don't like to eat

― k3vin k., Wednesday, October 7, 2015 5:18 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is blowing my mind because while i vaguely know what people mean when they say mayo is bland, it tastes really really pungenet to me.

pungeant

it's a bland condiment for people who don't like to eat

This may be an opinion, but it has no evidence to support it. For example, I don't eat mayo more than about once a month, but I certainly do eat it, I enjoy it when I eat it, and I am someone who likes to eat, including spicy foods and sharply flavored foods.

I just stuff my face with chilli toppoed with great wobbly dollops of mayo all day, every day, morning, noon, and night. Chilli mayo dollop breakfast; chilli mayo dollop lunch; chilli mayo dollop dinner; chilli mayo dollop brunch.

Seriously, I find the extreme antipathy towards mayo from Americans quite amusing, and also confusing. Is this one of those occasions when a foodstuff is radically different in the US and the UK?

Hellman's is by far the most prevalent brand, and it's gross and choppy compared to what we eat in the UK. I get through a lot of Waitrose Essential mayo, and even that is miles better than Hellman's (and cheaper).

Damn right on the Waitrose call.

Scik burn

Is this one of those occasions when a foodstuff is radically different in the US and the UK?

you ppl put butter on your sandwiches, you have no room to talk

wtf?!

^^^In sandwich bars, there's usually some fool behind the counter asking if you want 'butter' on your slices (it's always margarine).

sorry sorry, i was wrong to extrapolate it to the whole uk. when i was in england years ago, my grandmother made me a sandwich. i was very confused as to why it was so greasy until i realized it had been spread w/butter. just figured it was a UK thing and not a weird old lady thing. weird old lady things are global.

wait, people are against butter in sandwiches now? how can you enjoy anything?

hoo boy

i should specify that it was NOT a grilled sandwich

they do something called a "butter burger" in wisconsin. no idea.

I've had burgers with butter cooked into them, sure.

I'll spread some butter on a cheese sandwich, but it's usually a sign that I'm depressed.

butter on bread is always going to be good, whether the context is toast, a sandwich, a hamburger, etc.

FFS how else do you anchor bologna on the bread and then use the equal and opposing force of French's mustard on the other slice?

Many of us were not allowed mayo in a packed lunch scenario because of its limited freshness window (or in my case, because it was a fatty thing made with egg yolk that made me want to yak if given it during the Chemo Years).

suzy, I feel like the concept of adhesive features way too strongly in your platonic ideal of a sandwich

FFS how else do you anchor bologna on the bread and then use the equal and opposing force of French's mustard on the other slice?

― voodoo rage (suzy), Thursday, October 8, 2015 8:16 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this.

i've lived in north america most of my life, in an admittedly international family, but we've always done it this way.

also it prevents the bread from drying out so much

xp: like, I am concerned that you are a step away from declaring "what do you mean, you don't put Gorilla Glue on your sandwiches????"

it adheres quite well, lip-smacking good

LOOOOOL Dan, nobody likes to wind up wearing components of the sandwich (or dealing with over-dry bread).

IN OTHER NEWS are we all aware that 'mayo' is what UK teens and young adults of colour call the clueless white ppl of their acquaintance?

oh dear

jambon beurre ftw