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Mayo, love or loathe?

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Babs03 Wed 04-Sept-24 11:06:31

This is a big beef for me. I hate Mayo, the cheap the stuff and the home made better quality stuff, cannot stand it. And of course every cafe/restaurant/sandw outlet, slathers it on my food without even asking if I want it. It is very rarely supplied in sachets or in a separate pot. So of course I always say I don’t want it but more times than I care to mention the food comes back covered in it anyway as if staff in the kitchens cannot help dribbling it on everything regardless.
The number of times I have been made to feel like a fussy/faddy eater I cannot possibly count.
Do they shove Tommy K on food -no.
Do they splash brown sauce on your food - no.
But hey with Mayo it’s dump a bucket load on your food every time.
Rant over.
Deep breaths.
So am I a total freak for feeling like this or do others feel likewise, or love the stuff so much they can eat it from the container like my DH, yuk!
Didn’t post this on ‘food’ because are some serious foodies over there and they might think I’m being silly.

Blinko Thu 05-Sept-24 22:59:27

Why don’t places serve sauces of any sort including mayo in a small pot on the side? It would solve all these issues.

Babs03 Thu 05-Sept-24 23:23:19

Shop bought sandwiches are by and large pretty awful with or without mayo. I remember when I was much younger I would go the bakers nearest to my workplace and ask for whatever I wanted on a sandwich, I believe some still do this, and they would take an oven bottom - a large freshly baked bap - butter it and put the filling inside, no mayo, it wasn’t a option back then. Was delicious. And when we visited New York several years ago, wherever we went for lunch sandwiches would be made freshly for you with loads of choices of bread, sadly they would use mayo rather than butter but am sure the sandwiches were better than the awful shop bought ones on offer over here.

TiggyW Fri 06-Sept-24 00:48:09

I love mayonnaise, but I only buy the extra light version from Aldi. It’s the only sauce I use.

Thisismyname1953 Fri 06-Sept-24 09:45:26

#Babs03. I obviously eat in the wrong places as I can’t remember ever having mayonnaise slathered on my food .

Caleo Fri 06-Sept-24 10:25:08

I wish it was routinely for sale in small quantities that are less likely to 'go off' in the fridge. I imagine large sachet packaging would do and not add a lot to the cost.

Auntieflo Sat 07-Sept-24 19:07:34

Is it just me, or is mayo much more salty these days?

Vintagejazz Sat 07-Sept-24 19:28:13

I like mayonnaise, but chilli being tossed into everything from shepherd's pie to fishcakes is a pet peeve of mine angry

grandmac Sun 08-Sept-24 16:03:35

I loathe tomato ketchup! Much to my grandchildren’s amusement as they would like to load it onto everything they eat!

Witzend Sun 08-Sept-24 17:56:40

Granmarderby10

My grumble is unseasoned sandwiches. If I was making sandwiches at home say egg mayo with cress ( one favourite) the egg mayo would be lightly seasoned with salt and black pepper. I know they have to appeal to the masses and for that reason I think they are largely inferior and some not worth the money.
I do though love M&S Wensleydale and carrot chutney 😋

Yes, bought egg sandwiches could nearly always do with a bit of S&P.

Esmay Mon 09-Sept-24 07:41:35

Love ❤
I love mayonnaise on chips and certainly on fish and chips .
I find salad cream too sweet .