Mayo, love or loathe?

Re salad cream, a sister who’s lived in the US for 40 years, still loves it! She’s otherwise an incredibly fussy eater - everything organic/super healthy/hardly any meat - but the first thing she ever wants when visiting in summer is new potatoes with salad cream! I have to buy it specially, and she always takes some home.

As a super-fussy child, potatoes and salad cream were about the only things she would willingly eat.

Aldi do black pepper and garlic mayo 💋

Is the simple fact that mayonnaise is used so much on all kinds of foods without there being a choice. If people like my DH love mayonnaise and salad cream then it should be supplied separately like other sauces, not added in the kitchen. And please God don’t use it on every single shop bought sandwich. I make my own sarnies because I have to, but would be nice to sometimes not have to do this and be able to choose a nice sandwich from a shop.
Surely this us not too much to ask. Thing is the dreaded sauce wasn’t used so much in days gone by, where has this awful trend come from?

I absolutely LOVE mayo, preferably the garlic flavoured and am happy to scoff it on sarnies etc. but worry not, you're not a freak! We all have our own tastes!

However, I agree that most eateries do smother food with it which is unfair on those that don't like it!

That sounds nice!

I like salad cream being brought up with it to go on my dad’s home grown salads in the summer time. Mayo is a bit too gloopy for me. It has its place in small amounts imo added to mashed potatoes or some sauces.
I go to a few favourite cafes for a sandwich where I know it’s freshly made. I would not eat a sandwich from any shop, I watched a foodie programme a while ago. It was based at a food processing plant where sandwiches for all of the supermarkets are prepared. It was not a pleasant watch it was very off putting.
I don’t like being served a dressed salad when eating out it makes the salad soggy. We are all different and have our favourites so it’s a good job there is so much choice.

I like mayo with mustard, common in Françe, but salad cream too, particularly on a fish finger sandwich. But it must be very annoying for those who don’t, I rarely buy a sandwich so haven’t noticed.

I also dislike mayo intensely. Why oh why do so many sandwiches come slathered with the stuff? It is so difficult buying a sandwich when out as there are so few without it. Like a poster above the egg ones are not too bad as the egg hides the taste.

ferry23

Agree! I have a nasty reaction to yoghurt, sour cream etc. Apparently it's something to do with the culture formed in making it. Harmless but uncomfortable and from the chest up I start to look like a beetroot!

I'm always careful in Indian restaurants and they're usually spot on about ingredients if you ask.

But these days so many things described as cream or creamy, are not cream at all, it's creme fraiche or fromage frais.

And a salad which comes with the dressing already poured over them (unless stated on the menu) is just wrong.

Totally agree Ferry. My allergy/intolerance is to the bacterium that changes milk into cheese, crème fraiche, yogurt etc. If I inadvertently consume the smallest amount I will have severe tummy trouble for up to a week thereafter. Although I am not lactose intolerant I often choose lactose free things to be on the safe side.

I can safely eat coleslaw& mayonnaise but don't like them - my home made salads have only a squirt of lemon juice

I don't like salad cream or much commercial mayo. Homemade I can tolerate a bit of. But much prefer to add sauces myself

What food do you order that comes covered in Mayo? Do youlive in the US?

I love mayo on chips but not so much on sandwiches, which limits choice in shops when buying lunch. For some reason I have never mastered making my own - mayo, that is.

I like mayo on salads, and love egg mayo sandwiches and tuna and onion mayo sandwiches. I like HP sauce too, but only with fried eggs and chips. I have never liked BBQ sauce or tomato sauce.

Hate the stuff, also salad cream, Yuk

If you definitely state 'no mayo' in a cafe or restaurant, then you should not have to pay for the food if they have put it on, but try to check where possible before you bite into the food. Cafe and restaurants are supposed to take dietary preferences intolerances and allergies into account. You could be allergic to mayo so you are doing others a favour by pointing out their error.

You do have the option of reviewing the service received on TripAdvisor site if you want to share a positive or negative experience.

I'm not one who likes mayo, but people who eat here do like mayo. My solution is aquafaba mayo - easy to make, nice taste.

I am partial to some mayo but since I (rediscovered) Delias’ Quick Mayonnaise recipe the bottled stuff is a bit of a letdown.

Seriously though, this “issue” is more worrying than it might at first seem

I think cafes/sandwhich businesses are run on a production line type of set up and the individual is often not listened to, and the staff not encouraged or trained to take time over what the customer is ordering.

However…
……………………am I alone in thinking that it is too big a burden for the average food/catering worker to shoulder with regard to being held culpable for someone’s life basically?

Mayo gives me a stomach ache, when eating out I always say no mayo I’m allergic, it usually works, however on the rare occasions I buy a sandwich whilst travelling it’s almost impossible to find a mayo free sandwich.

@granmarderby10

You have a point, some personal responsibility on behalf of the person with an allergy is a must, or responsibility if the parent of a child with an allergy.
My daughter is coeliac and does check firstly with a cafe/restaurant if they have a gluten free menu, if they say no but can make something gluten free she gives it the swerve because if they do have gf dishes on the menu the kitchen will also have a separate food preparation area and that is key. She will also ask waiting staff to double check with management that what she is ordering is gluten feee.
It isn’t just down to the cafe/restaurant but if it is a chain making lots of money there should be sufficient training of staff when asked about allergies.
Btw am not allergic to mayo I just hate it.

I watched one of those “why/how do they foodie things on tv and mayo on bread definitely acts as a barrier to prevent sogginess from the fillings. Important for prepackaged stuff.

Miscalculation.
When reading your topic and replies I couldn’t at first understand why people don’t like Co Mayo!
I understand now what you mean

Elusivebutterfly

I eat mayo but there are other things added to meals which spoil them for me - too much salt, sweetcorn added to tuna, chilli, pickle and salad dressing. These are mostly things that upset my stomach. Other people, such as diabetics, have to be careful what they eat.
Sandwiches nowadays seem to mostly have several ingredients and often ones you like mixed with ones you don't like.
Why do Italian restaurants add chilli to so many pasta dishes?
Mollygo - I don't like barbecue sauce either.

I have the gene where coriander tastes like soap and I love tuna mayo sandwiches. I ordered one in a cafe that I had never been to before. Just one bite told me that they put coriander in it. Being British I said nothing and ate it!

I quite like mayo, what I really don’t like is oil drizzled over a meal. Jamie Oliver seems to be a fan.

I really sympathise with you. We regularly go to a particular cafe for lunch. They slather balsamic vinegar all over the salad. I have to remember every time to tell them i don't want it. I think they should ask if you want it or not when you place your order.

Scribbles

I generally like mayonnaise but I've stopped ordering chips when eating out because of the way, in so many places, they arrive at your table smothered in salt.
Why? Surely it's not beyond the wit of anyone who likes salt to add their own?
I always send them back and request fresh ones without salt but that's awkward if I'm eating with friends - they've all finished before I get started.
The most inane response I ever got when sending salty chips back was, "Oh. Sorry. Most people like it". For once, I was speechless!

When out with my DS in law, she asks the waiter for no salt on her chips, or anything for that matter. If they come salted she sends them back.
It is not rocket science is it? Especially when we know the dangers of too much salt!!!