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I never had Miracle Whip in my life. If it's anything like salad cream in the UK -- no thanks, I don't believe I would ever want to try it. I often make my own mayo, but I also always keep a couple of jars of ready-made in my cupboard -- and like Jerzee, I only buy (and eat) Hellman's. No generic, no other brands -- ever.

GolfGirl, how about trying homemade mayo? A world apart, including a world apart from Miracle Whip.

Maybe just try one time make at home. Bonus: you can add tastes to it, like dill or garlic or whatever.

I like them both for different uses. Turkey sandwich - mayo; tuna sandwich - Miracle Whip; tuna with anything added - mayo; deviled eggs - MW; egg salad sandwich - mayo; scrambled egg sandwich - MW; potato salad - mayo.

It is sweet. My aunt used to use it on her otherwise superb potato salad but the sugar ruined it for me. Now I make my own version of her salad but with... Hellman's. And now I live in the South where everything is laced with sugar, from "sweet tea" on down.

My mom always comments on how certain dishes of mine taste better than hers, such as ground bologna spread, potato and macaroni salads, etc. The only real difference is that she uses MW and I use Hellman's. Of course, she tells me she likes the stuff and will never change. :-)

@izatryt--I thought that Best's and Hellman's were the same brand, produced by the same company, only that different names were used in different regions of the counry.
@LunaPierCook--my mother too was a FANATIC about Miracle Whip, I think (although she would never admit it) because it has less calories (70 versus 100 for regular mayo). Yet she refused to use Hellman's Light because it was 'not natural'--all the while praising take-out slaws and such from delis proudly proclaiming the used only 100% Hellman's.

As I've grown older unfortunately I can't really tolerate mayo at all, though I used to adore it--for those who like the Miracle Whip tang, probably some tarragon would be a nice substitution in reduced fat Hellman's.

Hellman's all the way. Though I am not a fan of food with mayo that is served warm/hot.
I have never liked MW, it is way to tangy. But my husband loves it. He keeps sneaking it in the house.

Yeah, we got into this argument a couple of months ago here at SE. Nobody agrees, apparently. But frankly, I like them both, usually in different places. They're basically the same thing except that MW has an additional sweet-and-sour taste (try adding sugar and vinegar to mayo and you'll see).

Why worry about it when there are so many more important things--like what sense is there in white chocolate?

I love them both equally for different reasons. But if it's mayo it has to be Dukes, nothing beats it, it's as close to home made as you can buy.

Hellman's - on the Left Coast/Best Foods - is my favorite and in my frig at all times.

But for family reasons, I'd love to learn how to make "veganaise". Do you have a recipe for it?

@Heart ~ That's what they say, but I remain a non-believer. We lived in SLC for 3 years and I never touched the stuff!

Wow, I thought this thread would be a war. I'm surprised to see so many people in the middle ground who use both, giving sound explanations for the applcation of both. But I would not like them to make me a sandwich or a batch of potato salad.
I'm scared of homemade mayo, but when I made it in the 80's before worries about yolks, it was way better than bottled. Just a few years ago we discovered Costena brand at Hispanic supermarkets; that's the closest-to-homemade brand we've had, and now we buy no other. Wish we could try Duke's.

Hellmans only..... Miricle whip is too sweet.

answer: Google says yes. So, if you need a MW fix just add some sugar and vin to yr mayo and be done with it. F HFCS!

mayo all the way!

Another Duke's fan, here. I can't stand Miracle Whip. Too sweet. Duke's is nice and tangy! Now that I live in California, my mom sends me regular shipments of Duke's and White Lily flour (that she's stockpiled since before "the change"!!)

Hellmans is the only kind I buy. I will eat other kinds of mayo if they are served to me. However, I absolutely cannot eat miracle whip. I can't stand the sweetness.

One of my biggest pet peeves is to ask for mayo on a sandwich at a deli/restaurant and be served miracle whip instead. It can't be scraped off -- the taste is still there. This is a very serious crime. If mayo is not available I would simply choose another condiment (or none.) Do not choose for me. It is not acceptable.

I admit I have very strong feelings on Mayo. I am tolerant of those on the other side of the isle who use MW. We can co-exist. We need to agree to disagree and move on. We live in a free country where people can choose to worship the condiment of their choice. We need to respect each other's differences.

I had to chuckle as I read the posts. I made some tuna salad for my BFF and she raved as it didn't nearly taste like hers; she wanted to know what I put in it to make it taste so good. I named Hellmann's mayo as the main ingredient (also use white meat tuna-makes all the difference) and she's been using my recipe ever since. I thought everybody on earth used Hellmann's. Of course, my mom always used MW as it was cheaper back during the war years - and I can't stand the stuff. Ewww, but I never told her that - didn't want to get slapped in the mouth (smile).

Miracle Whip is on a list of foods I longed for as a kid: Wonder Bread, Yoo-Hoo, Kool-Aid. Stuff my 70s health-nut mom would never buy. She did buy Hellman's.

Not sure I ever tried MW as an adult but it had such mystique on the rare occasion I tasted some at someone else's house back then.

I don't care what anyone thinks. I love Miracle Whip.

I can take or leave mayo. It is easy to leave it because it is any easy way to cut the calories out of sandwich. I will risk the calories from Miracle Whip. I like light Miracle Whip just as well.

Tuna recipe: I tablespoon of Miracle Whip per 1 can tuna. Add whatever else you want. Chopped tomatoes are good.

I can't think of a restaurant that offers Miracle Whip. Why?