Unless you were tuned into NPR this weekend, you might be belated in wishing mayonnaise a happy birthday. In celebration of this vinegar, oil, and egg emulsion, I actually got a present in the mail!A new, 32-ounce jar of Duke’s mayonnaise arrived on my porch this past Saturday. With only minor jeering from an ex boyfriend in South Carolina, I requested a jar of mayonnaise to restock my fridge. See, it is wise to remain friends with exes.
Let’s tally my mayo consumption for this year. I brought two 32 ounce jars home with me at the start of the year from my Christmas travels, my mom shipped me two 16 ounce jars this spring, and I’m currently working on the 32-ounce jar from my ex. That’s a total of 128 ounces, or 8 pounds of mayonnaise. I’m the only person in the house, so a “household” is not consuming this …and the year is not over yet!
I couldn’t find data on the average amount of mayonnaise consumed by one person in one year. I’m suspecting that I consume more than average. I did find sites praising and warning against the oils and fats in mayo. This site not so subtly hints that mayo makes you fat, but I’m proof that mayo does no such thing. I just eat the light version and go on with my merry, mayo-inclusive life.
Happy Belated Birthday, Mayo!
Love, Taylor
7 comments:
How about this...your consumption (8lbs) and my consumption (0lbs) equals an American average of 4lbs. I told ya I would help with the numbers.
I have never liked mayo. As a child people would ridicule me as a "dry-sandwich" eater for skipping the mayo or butter. I have carried those comments around with me...they hurt, they hurt. Now I occasionally use cream cheese on sandwiches.
Interesting post! Happy birthday Mayo!!!
I DO need help with numbers. I fell asleep during highschool trig. (for the entire year) and haven't been able to do simple math since then. I'm not to be trusted with numbers and decimal points.
I seriously thought the gesture of help was because I did my math incorrectly.
May I ask how you eat so much mayo? I've eaten 0 lbs of mayo this year and not because I hate it just because I can never find a way to use it. Though I have yet to experiment with the vegan mayo options out there. Someone did recomend using it in your hear to improve volume or cure split ends...not sure which.
that should say "using it in your hair" so much for my proofreading skills.
Jessiegirl - I use mayonnaise on almost every sandwich - tomato, BLT, portabello... Add garlic to mayonnaise and you have aioli, add ketchup and you have thousand island-type spread, add mustard and you have mild mustard, add chopped basil and you have something pesto-esque.
I use it in pimento cheese, deviled eggs, "chicken" salad, egg salad...Mayo is an excellent binder in spreads and salads.
Most of the mayonnaise goes into making a pasta salad that I crave about once a week.
You could do all of the above with vegan mayo and vegan cheese. You'll have to skip the egg dishes, though.
This must be some amazing mayonnaise, what makes it so special?
People ridicule me all the time for loving mayo as much as I do. When I was younger I absolutely hated it, but then once I got into my 20's I started eating it. Eventually, I went through all the brands, but ended up liking Duke's the best (it would be hard not to haha)- Then I went to culinary school and they taught us that it's ridiculous to ever purchase mayo when it takes about 7 minutes to make it on your own, and then you can add whatever... (avacado, chipotle, honey mustard.. you name it) - So just because I love Duke's so much I keep a jar around in my fridge, but I also make homemade mayo at the first of every week... : ) You should try some homemade, Taylor.. you might switch!
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