I can't believe mayonnaise as condiment never entered the fray... I suppose you can take the boy out of Europe but not Europe out of the boy... Next you'll tell me you'd rather have Pepsi than Kvas....
Mayonnaise is very common in the US, to use as a spread on sandwiches
and in some salads (such as tuna salad, egg salad, etc.). I don't think mayonnaise is a European thing..
This reminds me when I was a teenager (back in the 90s), we had a constant stream of new missionaries for my church coming in from the US.
We were out for lunch with the new missionaries at a burger place and they were surprised to see we only had ketchup and vinegar packets available for the fries. They both asked for mayo packets and the person behind the counter said that they don't have mayo in packets, but was happy to give them some in a small cup.
I'd never really seem someone dip their fries in mayo before that day
and one of the missionaries was kind of repulsed that I was putting
vinegar on my fries. He was the same one who thought we were playing a prank on him when he saw that our milk comes in bags.
My wife and daughter love to dip their fries in mayo. I personally gag just by the thought of it, but I'm not a fan of mayo by itself on anything. Subs/sandwiches I'd rather have olive oil and vinegar. Burgers, ketchup and mustard, or I can deal with versions of thousand island dressing (which may or may not have mayo, heck sometimes it's just a mixture of ketchup and mayo - which I don't mind).
I tend to like oilive oil & vinegar on subs as well. One of my favorite subs is the "Original Italian" from Jersey Mike's - They tend to put generous amounts of olive oil & vinegar on it, and I think it adds a lot
to the flavor of the sandwich.
I like ketchup & mustard on burgers, though I think mayonnaise and
ketchup can be a good combination on a burger too. Burger King's
Whopper has that, and I think it goes well with the other toppings on
the Whopper.
I think Thousand Island and similar on a burger is good too. A&W's Papa Burger is like that, and it's one of my favorite fast food burgers.
My wife and daughter love to dip their fries in mayo. I personally gag just by the thought of it, but I'm not a fan of mayo by itself on anything.
Yeah, I tried mayo on fries & it wasn't for me. It seems I don't like
mayo on anything warm or hot, about the only time I don't mind mayo is coleslaw, potato salad & deviled eggs.
While Jersey Mikes is by far my favorite sub shop, sometimes they can go a little overboard with the oil and vinegar. Not so much that it ruins any flavor, but moreso that it ends up all over your hands and face. :)
Chik-fil-a sauce is pretty awesome on fries and burgers, too. It could be argued that sauce is also similar to a thousand island dressing, though.
Yeah, I tried mayo on fries & it wasn't for me. It seems I don't like mayo on anything warm or hot, about the only time I don't mind mayo is coleslaw, potato salad & deviled eggs.
Interesting.. These were missionaries from the US? From what I've
heard, I always thought mayonnaise on french fries was more common in Europe. I personally haven't known anyone in the US who likes
mayonnaise on their fries. In the US, ketchup is usually what people
like on fries, and sometimes other sauces (Thousand Island dressing, sometimes barbecue sauce, or what some places call "fry sauce", which
I don't really mind, as I think the oil & vinegar helps with the flavor, especially since that's the only thing keeping the sandwich from being dry.
I don't really like Chik-Fil-A sauce much, but I might have to try it on
a burger. Overall I don't really get the hype around Chick-Fil-A..
I assume that's where fsx drew the policy from.
That comment struck me as odd, too, as mayo seems to be the standard fry condiment in Germany, and I'm in the ketchup camp.
And I grew up with my dad, for whom fries were ketchup-delivery
vehicles. He was also a fan of ketchup on egg
But I'd use mayo if no ketchup was available. Though maybe just not eat
the fries. Potatoes just aren't my thing.
I don't really like Chik-Fil-A sauce much, but I might have to try it on a
burger. Overall I don't really get the hype around Chick-Fil-A..
I don't really care for the food all that much. It's just a chicken sandwich with a couple pickles on it.
That comment struck me as odd, too, as mayo seems to be the standard fry condiment in Germany, and I'm in the ketchup camp.
I tend to mix ketchup and mustard for dipping fries most of the time. Unless they're cheese fries or something.
I didn't realize coleslaw had mayo.. It always seemed to me that
coleslaw has a dressing that is more runny and isn't as thick as mayo.
I looked up a coleslaw dressing recipe, and indeed it mentions mayo.
The only condiment required for fries, chips here in the civilised world ;) is Chicken Salt!
n2qfd wrote to All <=-
I can't believe mayonnaise as condiment never entered the fray... I suppose you can take the boy out of Europe but not Europe out of the boy... Next you'll tell me you'd rather have Pepsi than Kvas....
Warpslide wrote to Nightfox <=-
We were out for lunch with the new missionaries at a burger place and
they were surprised to see we only had ketchup and vinegar packets available for the fries.
Nightfox wrote to Warpslide <=-
I've put together coleslaw at home sometimes, and often I've bought pre-made coleslaw dressing such as this: https://www.vons.com/shop/product-details.106040046.html Looking at the ingredients for that, it doesn't specifically say it has mayo, I
imagine several of the ingredients are pretty much what's in mayo.
Quoting Warpslide to Nightfox <=-
When we go for Fish & Chips here it almost always comes with coleslaw,
I'm not sure why. There a few that serve an oil & vinegar coleslaw
which I'm not very fond of, to me it's just wet cabbage. The creamy coleslaw made with mayo is (IMO) far better.
We were out for lunch with the new missionaries at a burger place and
they were surprised to see we only had ketchup and vinegar packets
available for the fries.
I'm surprised vinegar hasn't come up in this conversation. Malt vinegar
on fish and chips is a delight - and the only dish I'll add salt to.
Fish and Chips on the California west coast is hit and miss. Lots of
restraurants treat fries as and afterthought, and whilst the Proper
Fish is cod or haddock, I've seen Salmon used here.
That Ain't Right.
That sounds boring, to be completely honest. I'd just pass on the fries (or chips) then.
I've learned to hold my head proudly while I dip my fries in
mayonnaise. Let the scoffers hold their tongues!
The only condiment required for fries, chips here in the civilised world ;) is Chicken Salt!
A brother was Manager at another Burger Chef said to me "Oh you want 'no
k plus o' " to me, so I began ordering what I wanted that way.
KFC used to serve their fries with chicken salt & also had a decent mashed potato & gravy - both combined were the best..
If you order a Whopper with "heavy all" they give you 1.5 times the ingredients (besides the actual burger patty).
There chips are good, will give you that much even here... but I'm not sure what it really is they're putting in the spud n gravy... cotton
wool and axle grease maybe?
Spectre wrote to kirkspragg <=-
Wonder if your KFC is any different to ours... Ours serve indigestible grease laden schnitezengruben that could probably power a 3rd world country for a week.
There chips are good, will give you that much even here... but I'm not sure what it really is they're putting in the spud n gravy... cotton
wool and axle grease maybe?
Spectre wrote to Accession <=-
I'd get some really weird stuff out of that kitchen. A nominal double cheesey would have 4 patties in it, or wall to all pickles, or 5kg of cheese, always something weird with it.
KFC used to serve their fries with chicken salt & also had a decent mashed potato & gravy - both combined were the best..
Wonder if your KFC is any different to ours... Ours serve indigestible grease laden schnitezengruben that could probably power a 3rd world country for a week.
sure what it really is they're putting in the spud n gravy... cotton wool and axle grease maybe?
The gravy recipe is a corporate secret long held by PlastiCorp(tm).
Quoting Poindexter Fortran to Tiny <=-
started renting when the neighborhood was sketchy, but it's become
quite hip now. They still paid $780 for it. It looked the worse for
what landlords try to pull - since most people aren't aware of the
law, it makes sense for them. A fraction of the poeple will object,
like you did, and most will go along with it.
The "the lease is invalid because the building sold" gets used a lot.
Tiny wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-
That's what my daughter told me. She went around the building and told anyone who would listen not to sign.
The "the lease is invalid because the building sold" gets used a lot.
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