mayo: the devil's condiment

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They're thinking of pewdiepie.

Simon H., Friday, 18 September 2020 16:52 (five years ago)

djp’s waste management service always befuddled by the amount of of mayonnaise and okra when they visit his house

sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:53 (five years ago)

& why it’s all on fire

sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:54 (five years ago)

It's not like I haven't explained the situation countless times

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:56 (five years ago)

It's because you're cooking up a batch of your famous Blackened Okra Mayo, obviously.

Simon H., Friday, 18 September 2020 16:57 (five years ago)

overboiled okra served with fry sauce yummmmm

Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Friday, 18 September 2020 17:45 (five years ago)

Update: Kewpie not racist, and not a Japanefied version of the golliwog stereotype. My wife is horrified/delighted I believed her.

rb (soda), Friday, 18 September 2020 18:50 (five years ago)

To be clear: she didn’t spell any of that out. I took a tiny piece of information and mentally ran with it.

rb (soda), Friday, 18 September 2020 18:52 (five years ago)

reading this gushing article about kewpie (ugh, gushing mayonnaise)

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/what-is-kewpie-mayo-japanese-mayonnaise

* the vinegar in China was much sweeter and less acidic, so it makes sense that Japan would have similar vinegar and use it in mayo

* American kewpie is MSG-free, so should be deposited in the rubbish with every other food product which has had its MSG removed. Not sure if I have tried American or Japanese kewpie.

好 now 烧烤 (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 18 September 2020 19:06 (five years ago)

yeah I can get both American made kewpie - at the regular supermarket - and Japanese kewpie at asian grocers and the latter is definitely superior.

I've yet to try polish mayo, is it good?

rascal clobber (jim in vancouver), Friday, 18 September 2020 19:30 (five years ago)

the kewpie ingredient list I posted upthread (which listed MSG) was from me reading the label on the bottle I got from Amazon US

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 18 September 2020 19:32 (five years ago)

Update: Kewpie not racist, and not a Japanefied version of the golliwog stereotype. My wife is horrified/delighted I believed her.

― rb (soda), Friday, September 18, 2020 11:50 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

To be clear: she didn’t spell any of that out. I took a tiny piece of information and mentally ran with it.

― rb (soda)

I looked at the wiki too and first saw "German" and "early 20th Century" and prepared to cringe, but was pleasantly surprised.

nickn, Friday, 18 September 2020 20:30 (five years ago)

Winiary Majonez is THE ONE if you’re after Polish mayo, which is good because it is seasoned with Polish mustard.

santa clause four (suzy), Friday, 18 September 2020 22:00 (five years ago)

creampie mayonaise?

Neanderthal, Saturday, 19 September 2020 00:39 (five years ago)

Use-a pesto instead-a

calstars, Saturday, 19 September 2020 00:43 (five years ago)

Neanderthal bringing back butthole salad to these dark times

shout-out to his family (DJP), Saturday, 19 September 2020 01:50 (five years ago)

just made a batch of gochujang mayo....feeling very powerful right now

(to make: follow a standard homemade mayo recipe but use seasoned rice vinegar + add a heaping tablespoon or so of gochujang)

Simon H., Saturday, 19 September 2020 16:13 (five years ago)

I bought some gochujang for the first time recently to make kimchi fried rice, I like it!

Dan S, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 22:39 (five years ago)

the key to mayonnaise in general is to whisk or blend the oil in very slowly, so that the egg and other ingredients and oil can emulsify

I've made sriracha mayonnaise before but gochujang has more complex flavors and as an ingredient sounds even better

Dan S, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 23:42 (five years ago)

it's extremely good, I will make it again with maybe 1.5x as much gochujang and a little more lemon to counter the sweetness of the rice vinegar

Simon H., Wednesday, 23 September 2020 23:44 (five years ago)

fwiw non-seasoned rice vinegar is not at all as sweet

Dan S, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 23:51 (five years ago)

it was all I had handy, and tbh it's a tasty addition, just a touch overpowering

Simon H., Wednesday, 23 September 2020 23:54 (five years ago)

This thread is exactly 8 years old today. Like the mayo in my fridge!

Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 23:55 (five years ago)

getting off topic but my goddaughter at 10 reveled in the fact that some of the food items in my pantry were older than her

Dan S, Thursday, 24 September 2020 00:15 (five years ago)

I find gochujang a bit tricky to work with in general because it tends to be a bit stiff and sticky

Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 24 September 2020 01:57 (five years ago)

the key to mayonnaise in general is to whisk or blend the oil in very slowly, so that the egg and other ingredients and oil can emulsify...

― Dan S, Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Don't forget the final step to perfect mayonnaise: once the ingredients are nicely emulsified, rinse the resultant paste down the sink and never speak of it again.

Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 26 September 2020 03:37 (five years ago)

i've found turning it into a sauce makes it handy for many applications
Bibim Sauce:
1/4 cup gochujang
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons agave or maple syrup
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons water
xp

scampos sacra fames (outdoor_miner), Saturday, 26 September 2020 14:48 (five years ago)

it's great mixed with sauteed veg, tofu, have used to glaze salmon, too

scampos sacra fames (outdoor_miner), Saturday, 26 September 2020 14:49 (five years ago)

it sounds good

Dan S, Saturday, 26 September 2020 21:00 (five years ago)

two weeks pass...

A review of mayos by the LA Times.

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-10-08/the-best-mayonnaises-you-can-buy-a-nostalgia-proof-taste-test

nickn, Thursday, 15 October 2020 04:58 (five years ago)

The winner was Kraft for those that don't (or can't) read it.

nickn, Thursday, 15 October 2020 04:59 (five years ago)

And a sidebar on Kewpie mayo.

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-10-09/people-love-kewpie-mayonnaise

nickn, Thursday, 15 October 2020 05:08 (five years ago)

three weeks pass...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/08/joe-biden-irish-relatives-celebrate-ballina-county-mayo

the burrito that defined a generation, Sunday, 8 November 2020 18:04 (five years ago)

"Joe Blewitt, 41, a plumber who is a third cousin of Biden."

stunning news

rob, Sunday, 8 November 2020 18:09 (five years ago)

ten months pass...

so there i was, fixing to scramble an egg, when i discovered i had no milk. nor cream, nor sour cream, nor creme fraiche, nor nothing. “but that’s terrible, cat! whatever did you do?” well i’m posting in this thread so you already know what i did: spat into the eye of G*d and scrambled an egg with mayonnaise. then cooked it. then ate it. it was fine but i can no longer be buried in consecrated ground.

hundreds of millions of (cat), Thursday, 7 October 2021 05:11 (four years ago)

It starts from desperation, but it'll end with you slathering mayo on pastrami sandwiches and licking the knife afterwards.

nickn, Thursday, 7 October 2021 06:48 (four years ago)

it will end with me shambling out into the street excreting mayo from every pore, slimetrail of mayo in my wake, feebly grasping at passers-by with my greasy mayo fingers while i weep fat mayonnaise tears

hundreds of millions of (cat), Thursday, 7 October 2021 06:57 (four years ago)

The road to hell is paved with BLTs.

earlnash, Thursday, 7 October 2021 07:27 (four years ago)

this is a safe space

well, at least it used to be

Tracer Hand, Thursday, 7 October 2021 09:58 (four years ago)

Whenever I'm eating it, I'm convinced leftover roast chicken and mayo is the best flavour combo there is.

chap, Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:33 (four years ago)

Yes! I discovered it eating some leftover Thanksgiving turkey on bread, and graduated to using it (a chili spiced version) on fish sandwiches. The key is to use it sparingly.

nickn, Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:57 (four years ago)

yeah I love leftover bird and mayo on a sandwich.

《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 7 October 2021 16:58 (four years ago)

The key is to use it sparingly.

Lol I slather it on.

chap, Friday, 8 October 2021 08:40 (four years ago)

sandwich shop in Southampton used to do rolls with coronation chicken (mayo + curry powder) which was actually spicy and had halved grapes, absolute heaven.

edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 8 October 2021 08:56 (four years ago)

was convinced this revive was as a result of this god-tier tweet

To those asking why… They want us to put mayonnaise in our coffee. I won’t tolerate it. https://t.co/JbZUcHLjBc

— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) October 7, 2021

Critique of the Goth Programme (Neil S), Friday, 8 October 2021 09:10 (four years ago)

long past time to ask dionne the viking question

mark s, Friday, 8 October 2021 13:55 (four years ago)

while i am grateful to have experienced that ground-breaking tweet, i am curious as to why dionne warwick was following a mayonnaise’s twitter in the first place

hundreds of millions of (cat), Saturday, 9 October 2021 20:45 (four years ago)

five months pass...

a quiet thursday evening, winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph, fire danger moderate. i am asked to conjure up my famous fridgehoarder pie (the debased step-nephew of shepherd’s/cottage/tamale pies, exclusive to those whose refrigerators groan with produce on the edge). i will oblige.

the amalgamated base laid in the baking tray, i turn to preparation of the mashed potato lid. a chance to finish off a half-empty bag of potato flakes; how prudent, how frugal, how virtuous.

the measure of potato flakes is sufficient.

boiling water i have in abundance, gods be praised.

the dregs of a carton of flaxmilk supply one third of the milk called for, cow juice the rest.

for the unctuous component, the last of a stick of butter and the scrapings from a jar of ghee yield … half … of what is needed.

what do i do. what do i do?! the olive oil is gone. we haven’t opened the new jar of coconut oil yet, and i can’t despoil a fresh grocery item for fridgehoarder pie, it goes against the entire ethos. i scan the pantry, i scan the fridge, i rifle through drawers, i come back to the fridge again and i see it. the old upside-down squeezie bottle of mayonnaise. down to just a few spoonfuls now, but enough for what i must do. forgive me.

Toxoplasmosis Jones (cat), Friday, 8 April 2022 13:11 (four years ago)

May God have mercy on your soul.

nickn, Friday, 8 April 2022 16:03 (four years ago)

my fridge clearing go-to is thai vegetable curry, and I am sure one could replace the the can of coconut cream with watered down mayo.

Michael Flatley's (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 8 April 2022 16:44 (four years ago)


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