Pick one, Miracle Whip or Mayo. I use MW because of the sweet tang it has. How about you?

[debm55]

[CrispyQ]

1. I loathe MW & my mom was a MW mom.

Sandwiches, pasta, potato, & egg salads all with MW. Retch. Then there was the fruit salad dressing she made where she mixed equal parts of MW with Cool Whip. Omg, what a wretched way to ruin watermelon! I almost gag thinking about it.

I was 8 before I discovered I loved mayo!

[debm55]

13. Thank you CrispyQ. I have been a MW person all my life. Enjoy your mayo. It taste bland to me.

[customerserviceguy]

41. Same here

Mom liked MW, and one of the first things I did when I got my own place was get a real jar of mayo! Today, we mostly use Kraft or Hellmann's, but I'd like Duke's. My significant other doesn't like the twang, though.

[electric_blue68]

50. Not a MW fan. Don't quite hate it. The tang reminds me of ?relish. Nota big fan...

except a few Indian relishes

But that fruit salad dressing sounds hideous! Omg!

[brush]

62. Agreed. That fruit salas with MW...oh my god...just thinking about that almost made me throw up.

[BuckIowa]

2. Mayo is God's gift to mankind. Miracle Whip is the Devil's spawn!!

[debm55]

15. Oh my. Thems fightin words.------

Thank you Bucklowa.

[electric_blue68]

51. I don't feel That badly about MW, but don't really like it.

[anciano]

3. Mayo

Love it!

[debm55]

16. Thank you anciano. I like the zip in MW, We all have our tastes. Enjoy the Mayo.

[Ritabert]

4. Mayo specifically Hellmann's if available.

[debm55]

17. Thank you Ritabert.for sharing with us. I like the sweet tang of MW, and you like Mayo.

[multigraincracker]

5. I only use olive oil mayo.

That's what I buy and use at home, but I'll eat either.

[debm55]

18. Thank you very much, multigraincracker. Enjoy your mayo.

[Buzz cook]

6. either

The difference has never been a big deal to me.

[debm55]

20. I agree, Buzz cook. When I go out to eat, I take whatever, but at home it's MW. Thank you.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. howdi

what is miricale whip
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Whip

what is mayonase ( wikipedia, long read)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise

i agree with poster # 6.

[debm55]

22. Thank you Bear. I guess it depends on where I am eating. At home--MW, Eating out --mayo. Thank you for your links.

[MuseRider]

8. Mayo because of that

sweet tang, I don't like that tang. I don't like it on sandwiches but I never thought to get some MW for other things. Hmmmmm.

[debm55]

25. But MuseRider, the sweet tang, makes it.

[EverHopeful]

9. One family of Aunt, Uncle, and cousins used MW

so I basically never ate anything at their place that should have had mayo in it.

Since they were the part of the family that sorta' struggled economically, I'd made a stupid assumption that they couldn't afford real mayo and wondered why we didn't include real mayo in any food offerings we brought when we visited. Never occurred to me that people would eat MW by choice. I hope I've managed to not make so many stupid assumptions but not really sure I have.

[debm55]

26. EverHopeful. Most people in my steel town used MW, At that time, Mayo was for the upper middle class. Thank you for your

observation.

[Srkdqltr]

10. Both, either, it depends on what you are using it for. And whatever taste you need.

[cloudbase]

11. Mayo.

It's Duke's or it's nothing!

[debm55]

28. Well cloudbase, if you come to my house, it will have to be something else, mustard?

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[Squeaky41]

30. Best dressed

I'm with you for Duke's

Tartar sauce: Duke's, dill relish and. touch of Wasabi

[SheltieLover]

12. Aldi MW because of lower fat

[debm55]

32. Thank you SheltieLover. I will have to visit our Aldis

[SheltieLover]

42. I shop almost exclusively at Aldi. Save hundreds / month

[ProfessorGAC]

63. Also, Soya Has More Unsaturated Fats

MW uses soybean oil.
It has a higher iodine value than most other food oils, except for sunflower, which is about the same.
It's also quite high in monounsaturated fats, which is slso healthier.
So, less oil & a somewhat healthier variant.

[SheltieLover]

79. Ty for sharing, Prof

[FloridaDAR]

14. Duke's Mayo!

Duke first, then Hellman's. Never that nasty Miracle Whip... as someone up-thread said.. it is the Devil's spawn.

[BOSSHOG]

29. DUKEs Mayo

Is the only thing my wife allows in the house. I think it’s very good.

[debm55]

75. Thank you very much BOSSHOG. I have used mayo on various foods. ---when eating out , etc. It's okay, But I want the

sweet tang.

[debm55]

33. And you FloridaDAR are usin fightin words,

[electric_blue68]

54. As a Hellman's user, and not sure I could find Duke's in NYC (haven't looked)....

what's the difference in taste if you can describe it? 👍

[TomSlick]

81. As Duke's ads say "It's Got Twang!"

Best Mayo I've ever tasted.

[electric_blue68]

83. Looking it up I see that...

it uses apple cider vinegar which probably is it biggest distinctiveness.

[Wifes husband]

19. Miracle Whip. Hands down

[debm55]

34. Thank you, very much Wifes husband.

[irisblue]

21. Mayo

My brothers use MW as our Mom did; my sister won't touch any version of it
So when I make tuna salad when she is here, I mash avocado & mix it with the tuna. Surprisingly avocado is a good binder for tuna, celery, onion & hard boiled eggs.

However for egg salad only, the greenish yellow color is kinda off putting the first time.

[debm55]

35. Thank you irisblue. I am going to try the avocado with the tuna. That sounds great. I agree with the egg salad. It would

not look right at all. MW goes in my egg salad.

[irisblue]

37. I used this recipe aa the base then customized it

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/avocado_tuna_salad/

[debm55]

73. Thank you very much, irisblue. That sounds great. I am going to true it.

[stopdiggin]

23. there is only one 'correct' choice here

and I'm sure all good and true Americans will back me up ..
Miracle !!

( and even the dog had a jaundiced opinion of anything made with Mayo ... although he was known to eat ...
under duress! )

[debm55]

36. You are so correct my friend. Hail to the Miracle. Thank you stopdiggen.

[surfered]

24. Used to use MW, but we're now Hellman's fans

[debm55]

72. Thank you very much surfered for sharing with us. Enjoy.

[niyad]

27. Neither. Ranch dressing, especially peppercorn bacon ranch.

[debm55]

71. Thank you very much, niyad. I like Ranch Dressing on chicken sandwiches. I will have to try that peppercorn bacon ranch.

enjoy.

[riversedge]

31. MW lite and never mayo.

[debm55]

58. Thank you very much, riversedge, for your selection.

[Dorothy V]

38. Neither. I prefer brown mustard, if I use any spread at all.

Hubby loved Miracle Whip, so I always had a jar for him.

[debm55]

49. Thank you very much, Dorothy V.

[WVGal1963]

39. Mayo Mayo Mayo and particularly Hellman's...

And for your next million dollar burger? Mix a good dollop of Hellmann’s with a generous dose of VERY coarse cracked pepper and a lot of finely minced red onion. It needs to be a thick mixture and the pepper should be very visible. Melt Habanero Cheddar cheese slices (……we get this from our grocery deli sliced on a 4 so pretty thick…..) on your well salted medium rare to rare grilled burgers, slather both sides of each grilled bun with a dose of the Mayo/Pepper/Red Onion, assemble the burgers and serve. That’s it!

Total crowd pleaser!! Even friends who “shy away” from anything hot , or friends who don’t like mayo, ask us to make these again and again. And everyone always wants the “recipe”, although there really isn’t one. Just mix it up the way I described to your preference and you are good to go!

So yes - - MAYO for the win!!! LOL

[debm55]

48. Thank you very much, WVGal1963, Thank you very much for sharing the recipe . I think I could live with that mayo that

has that red onion and coarse cracked pepper in it. It sounds wonderful

[Jilly_in_VA]

40. Mayo

And it's gotta be JFG or Duke's. Nothing else will do.

[debm55]

47. Thank you Jilly_in _VA, for your selection. But you will miss that sweet tang.

[peggysue2]

43. My husband and I use Miracle Whip

We were both raised on it.

My grown kids, however, think it's absolutely disgusting.

Another ding in a Boomer's decision-making.

[debm55]

46. Thank you peggysue2. I think the selection has a lot to do with what you were raised on.

[chouchou]

44. I remember someone on this forum who once said (I think)

If you don't use Mayonnaise, then my dear, you're just uncivilized!
Any kind of whip is barbaric.

[debm55]

45. HAHAHHAHAHH . Thank you chouchou. That's funny.

[electric_blue68]

52. Mayo. Hellman's, not sure I've ever had a different brand.

Miracle Whip is made from water, soybean oil, high-fructose corn syrup, vinegar, modified corn starch, eggs, salt, natural flavor, mustard flour, potassium sorbate, spice, and dried garlic.

I'm thinking what I "bolded" is the combination I don't like about it. A slightly sweet tang.

[debm55]

56. Thank you , electric_blue68. But I will still take my slightly sweet tang.

[electric_blue68]

57. Enjoy 👍

[no_hypocrisy]

53. Not just mayo. Hellman's or Duke's.

Keep your Miracle Whip.

[debm55]

55. HAHAHAHHAHAH. no-hypocrisy. Will do.

[LNM]

59. Both. MW for sammies and potato salad

Mayo in dips and casseroles

[debm55]

69. Thank you very much, LNM. That makes a lot of sense. Enjoy.

[johnp3907]

60. I like both.

Not at the same time though.🤣 Some things seem to need that tangy zip, others need the blandness of mayo.
But I will often use more than one type of mustard at a time. I make cheese sandwiches using a cheddar with mustard seeds in it, then I put yellow mustard on one bread slice and brown or Dijon on the other.

[debm55]

67. Thank you very much, johnp3907 for reaching the perfect balance in your foods. Wonderful.

[ProfessorGAC]

61. We Only Have Mayo

I don't use mayo, but my wife does on sandwiches & the like.
I do like the Hellman's Spicy mayo on BLTs though. I usually use creamy garlic dressing but I tried the spicy mayo & liked it.

[debm55]

65. Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC, That spicy mayo sounds like a try.

[LogDog75]

64. Either one

Both can substitute for each other.

[debm55]

66. Thank you very much, LogDog75 for your selections.

[LoisB]

68. Mayonnaise

[debm55]

70. Thank you very much, LoisB for sharing with us. and enjoy.

[sinkingfeeling]

74. Loved Duke's real mayo. Ain't going to have it in Costa Rica.

[debm55]

76. So sorry, sinkingfeeling, They don't sell it there?? Maybe have a relative ship a bottle once a month.

[walkingman]

77. Hellmann's Mayo

[debm55]

78. Thank you very much for your selection. walkingman.

[Ocelot II]

80. I loathe Miracle Whip for exactly that reason.

I've been known to scrape it off sandwiches. It's nasty. The spooge of Satan.

[debm55]

82. Oh, Ocelot II, it's not that bad.

[jmowreader]

84. Only Duke's Mayo

[debm55]

85. Thank you very much, jmowreader for sharing your Duke's mayo with us.

[TommieMommy]

86. Hellman's Mayo

[debm55]

87. Thank you very much, TommieMommie. Is Hellman's the same as Duke's?

[TommieMommy]

89. No but they are close in taste. I think it's Blue Plate that's the same

[debm55]

90. Thank you , TommieMommy.

[catbyte]

88. Hellman's all the way.

I'm a northern girl, so Dukes tastes "off" to me. Sorry, Deb, but Miracle Whip is vile.

Can we still be friends?

[debm55]

91. Oh my, MW is vile?. I still get mayo when we go out. It's just MW in our house. Those are figntin words.

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