mayo: the devil's condiment

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I tolerate Kewpie now, especially on Okonomiyaki and hard-boiled eggs.

rb (soda), Friday, 18 September 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link

I am half-convinced you are all making up this Kewpie shit

it sounds like the name of a mayonnaise with a vaguely racist Youtube gaming channel

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 13:50 (three years ago) link

it's Japanese

好 now 烧烤 (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 18 September 2020 13:52 (three years ago) link

Ah, this thread again.

TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 September 2020 13:55 (three years ago) link

I do feel like hating mayo is the new bacon/pizza/whatever

I mean I hardly ever eat mayo but it's... fine?

British people: is there something working-class about salad cream or am I crazy?

maybe? I know mayonnaise seemed kind of fancy when I was a kid, maybe because of the French name. and we did used to use salad cream instead.

CP Radio Gorgeous (Colonel Poo), Friday, 18 September 2020 13:57 (three years ago) link

I do feel like hating mayo is the new bacon/pizza/whatever

ie hipster whites are now performatively talking about it?

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 14:08 (three years ago) link

thinly veiled metaphor iirc

naked and sexually active alien (rip van wanko), Friday, 18 September 2020 14:10 (three years ago) link

Kewpie is 100% racist, and I resisted buying it for that reason. But then again I am a Quaker and I eat the dumbass oats for breakfast every day, so I’ve got no leg to stand on.

rb (soda), Friday, 18 September 2020 14:25 (three years ago) link

Thinking a lot about becoming one of those guys who keeps a lil' squeeze bottle of homemade mayo in the fridge.

Simon H., Friday, 18 September 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link

Simon's got a squeeze bottle, blender doesn't sleep at night.

nickn, Friday, 18 September 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link

mayo is not “fine”!!!

brimstead, Friday, 18 September 2020 16:38 (three years ago) link

Slathered mayo on BLTs last night. Delicious.

James Gandolfini the Grey (PBKR), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:41 (three years ago) link

m on (bl)t's

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:42 (three years ago) link

someone must have made that joke before

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:42 (three years ago) link

\m/

naked and sexually active alien (rip van wanko), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link

okay lol

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link

people seem to think it’s akin to not liking pizza crust or something but it’s honestly a physiological reclusive response

brimstead, Friday, 18 September 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link

I'm gonna say the devil horns emoticon also doubles as the "throw mayo in the trash can" emoticon

shout-out to his family (DJP), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link

repulsive not inclusive

brimstead, Friday, 18 September 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link

I’m sorry can somebody explain to me how kewpie is racist

sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Friday, 18 September 2020 16:51 (three years ago) link

They're thinking of pewdiepie.

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

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 (three years ago) link

& why it’s all on fire

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

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

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

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

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

overboiled okra served with fry sauce yummmmm

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

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

creampie mayonaise?

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

Use-a pesto instead-a

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

Neanderthal bringing back butthole salad to these dark times

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

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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

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

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 (three years ago) link

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

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

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

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 (three years ago) link

it sounds good

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

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 (three years ago) link


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