Speaking of Mayo....Mayo or Miracle Whip?
I now find Miracle Whip wretched, but used to love it on bologna sandwiches as a kid...how do you slather your 'wiches?
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35 Comments:
Hellmann's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I grew up thinking I hated tuna sandwiches...
My mother used Miracle Whip : (
NanaJoie at 5:13PM on 05/02/08
Meeeeracle Whip! Always! Mmm. It's truly not a sandwhich without Miracle Whip. Anything else just taste like creamy oil. :(
Best worst-for-you comfort food? A cheese sandwich (just plan cheddar or monterrey jack on white bread with Miracle Whip) and a bowl of tomato soup. :)
sheeats at 5:19PM on 05/02/08
I grew up in a Hellmann's/Best Foods household (depending on the coast) but I recently bought some Trader Joe's mayo and it's creamer than Hellmann's (which is more airy, if I can use that term when talking about mayo.)
Miracle Whip tastes too artificial for me, but I did go through an MC phase as a kid.
LiveToEat at 5:27PM on 05/02/08
When I lived in NY, Hellmann's. When I lived in Colorado, Best Foods :D
What I wouldn't do for a circle with a line through it to put over MIRACLE WHIP.
chiff0nade at 5:40PM on 05/02/08
Hellmann's is all I ever have in my house.
Miracle Whip is god awful, just wretched. I used to eat it while I was younger and then my mom finally switched to mayo. THANK GOD.
Butrflygirly at 5:42PM on 05/02/08
I've seen much discussion of Miracle Whip on Serious Eats, and it always seems to inspire passion on both sides (pro and con), but I have no idea what it is. Is it a specific brand of mayonnaise? If not, in what way does it differ?
caley at 5:42PM on 05/02/08
I can only have Miracle Whip in tuna fish sandwiches. Any other application makes my mouth unhappy.
unarata at 5:46PM on 05/02/08
Both, although not at the same time. If I am seriously OD'ing on ham or bologna sandwiches, I make one (or a half) each with mayo, MW and mustard, and eat them in that order.
lemons at 5:54PM on 05/02/08
Mayo = good, Whip = bad.... very, very bad!
jonfoxx at 5:59PM on 05/02/08
Caley:
Miracle whip is a mayo-esque salad dressing, which I believe was originally marketed as a cheaper alternative to real mayo in the 30's. I think an emulsfiying machine was invented that made it possible to use water instead of the oil.
Taste wise, Miracle whip is much sweeter. I like it in potato salads and coleslaw and such, but I could never stomach it as a condiment on a sandwich or burger.
stonechiper at 6:12PM on 05/02/08
I was raised on MW...didn't have Hellman's (to my non educated palate) until I left home. Strictly home-made or H for me now.
Juust for old times sake I might just buy a mini bottle of the whip.
bessfour at 6:12PM on 05/02/08
Miracle Whip is just vile. I cannot stand it on anything ever. Seriously.
lo82070 at 6:18PM on 05/02/08
Mayo. But we have both in the house (hubby like MW) Sometimes I think I will like MW then I taste it and I am like whoa what were you thinking.
bodaciousgirl at 6:24PM on 05/02/08
@caley--Miracle Whip is the brand name for a mayonaise-like sandwich spread and salad dressing. I include the descriptor "salad dressing" because it is intended for cole slaw, potato salads, tuna salad, etc., not because it tastes or looks anything like normal salad dressings. The difference between mayo and MW is primarily the tang-iness of it and maybe the addition of paprika, not positive on that ingredient.
I can attest to the fact that some people are convinced that MW is the devil and that others swear by MW as the secret ingredient in their whatever/sandwich/salad. My mom always bought both mayo and MW, saying that cole slaw HAD to be made with MW or was it the macaroni salad? Anyway, one had to have MW and the other had to have mayo.
In my house, it's only mayo, never MW, because my husband gags at the thought of MW. We usually use Hellmans or Dukes, but for some reason we have Kraft in the house right now. Oh, and Kewpie mayo from my last sushi craving.
wookie at 6:28PM on 05/02/08
@stonechiper and wookie, thanks for the explanation. It sounds a bit like British salad cream, which I loathe, as it has a creepy sort of tangy finish.
caley at 6:32PM on 05/02/08
If you can get it, DUKES Mayo rules. I grew up in a Hellman's household, but now only eat Dukes. I always save room in my luggage for mayo when I travel back East.
jdmcdonald at 8:33PM on 05/02/08
Both, I love the MW on sandwiches, burgers, and egg, tuna, and macaroni salads--I like the tang it gives.
For most appetizers, dips, and spreads, homemade mayo.
bobcatsteph3 at 10:58PM on 05/02/08
miracle whip gives me the heebie jeebies.
cybercita at 11:06PM on 05/02/08
I've never tried Miracle Whip, but for some reason, I don't have any desire to find out what it is. It just doesn't sound too enticing to me. Mayo for me please, either Hellman's or homemade (these days, it's mostly the latter).
brooke29 at 11:34PM on 05/02/08
it depends on my mood. for certain salads, i prefer mayo, others miracle whip. I think it depends on the salt content of the food. Like, if I'm eating a ham sandwich, I'd go for miracle whip. I need a little contrast
machellebelle at 1:14AM on 05/03/08
There can be only one..... I say Mayo! (Homemade is best, but Hellmann's is almost as good.)
Brownie at 8:05AM on 05/03/08
Hellman's real mayo ONLY! I cant abide MW we use it at work for the chicken salad and I gag just from the smell! although these days I cant handle any mayo of any kind, I used to love hellmans mayo and cheese sammiches. (at least when I was 10 )
huney_bumper at 8:54AM on 05/03/08
Sometimes homemade, but more often Hellmann's light mayo as I'm counting calories.
I've tasted Miracle Whip only once, which was more than enough.
schnitzel at 8:58AM on 05/03/08
Miracle whip has always been and will always be completely disgusting in my book. Best Foods mayo all the way.
PumpkinBear at 3:42PM on 05/03/08
Just the smell of MW makes my gorge rise. Yet, I enjoy sandwiches with so much mayo it squooshes out the sides, which I realize is repulsive in its own right. Go figure.
BangieB at 4:52PM on 05/03/08
it's now egg-free Vegenaise for me...
MadelynRodriguez at 10:49PM on 05/04/08
What? Are there no Duke's Mayo fans out there in SE Land?
GingerCM at 11:12PM on 05/04/08
Mayonnaise.........Hellmans or in this part of the world Cains. Otherwise homemade. Miracle Whip is down right disgusting!
Boscompb at 1:31PM on 05/05/08
@GingerCM-I don't have Duke's Mayo where I am...Is it a Mayo brand (like Hellmann's) or a flavored kind?
Butrflygirly at 1:44PM on 05/05/08
Mayo -- Hellmans.
Miracle whip is evil - It must be destroyed.
One of my biggest pet peeves is ordering a sandwich with mayo and getting a sandwich that has been contaminated with MW.
Sorry -- touchy subject.
lakeloverhh at 11:58AM on 05/06/08
Miracle Whip and Hellmans
stephie at 12:04PM on 05/06/08
Miracle Whip tastes weird to me, having grown up with Hellman's. It's got a plastic-y sweetness that distracts me from the sandwich at hand.
I really wanted to like the soy-based Nayonnaise because it has so little cholesterol, but it also has that weird sweet taste.
I think I'm just going to have to make my own for special occasions, like chipotle mayo for french fries.
butterface at 12:16PM on 05/06/08
Mayo....unless it's a tomato sandwich - on that I like MW.
mepolo at 1:06PM on 05/06/08
Mayo. And seriously, if you haven't tried Saffola, do it.
tmj529 at 11:25PM on 05/25/08
Mayo for me (Hellman's) except for one layered salad that screams for Miracle Whip.
My XBF would not eat anything with mayo (thought it caused cancer - don't ask), but would eat Miracle Whip, so I always had it on hand for him. What we don't do for love, eh?
PerkyMac at 12:25AM on 05/26/08