hold the mayo...

[jay]

(scratches head) who puts mayo on a cheese steak sandwich? When I've eaten them in Philly, it was an argument over the bread or the kind of cheese, but never a problem with mayo or mustard being added. I went to the roach-coach (portable kitchen truck, visits buildings on a schedule) for lunch today, ordered a cheese steak, then took it back when it had mayonnaise present.

A couple of years ago, it would have felt as though I were being too demanding to take it back and insist on a properly prepared sandwich. That's progress... not that I understand why anyone uses mayo anyway, I don't see any redeeming virtue to the stuff other than as a lubricant...

Comments

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

(grin)

It *is* a lubricant. Therefore silly on something with cheese and steak on it. But if I'm eating something like lettuce, tomato, cucumber, sprouts and peppers, it requires a bit of lube. Voila. Mayo.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Doesn't it have raw eggs in it? That's not veg, I thought...

With that much roughage in one sandwich, one might need even more lube to get it down... say, vaseline... (grin).

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

No, dear, vegetarians eat eggs (preferably humanely harvested from organically-fed, free-range chickens ;^). *Vegans* are the ones who don't eat any animal products at all.

And most mayo, unless homemade does NOT have raw eggs in it. It often doesn't even have eggs at all (esp. if it's "Miracle Whip" or the equivalent). Even if homemade, it's a better idea to temper the egg (heat it gradually, but not *cook* it), so as to kill any potential microorganisms.

Personally, I prefer avocado, tomato, cream cheese, butter, or sour cream for my sandwich lubricants.

Lack of mayo was one thing I really liked about Britain and Europe.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I'm with you there, except for the first one!

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

I love avocado as a sandwich spread... though then I usually get tempted to just go with the avocado and forget the sandwich ;-)

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm... Avocado and cream cheese sandwiches! :^D

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

'Course there's always Veganaise... ;-)

[nolly.livejournal.com]

It's tangy. I like tangy.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've sometimes added Tabasco... that's tangy, too ;-).

[nolly.livejournal.com]

That's not tang. That's burn.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

It's all relative... (grin).

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but it's a completely different taste/sensation, at least to me. Tangy is slight sourness -- mayo, vinaigrette, citrus. Burn is pappers, horseradish, ginger. They;re different burns,but they're all burns -- and the tangies aren't identical, but they're all related.

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

They're related by which taste buds they tickle. Tangy hits the sour sensors, and "burn" mostly hits the "hot" tastebuds (yes, there ARE hot tastebuds, and cold ones, and something called "umami", too!). So yeah, tangy and burn are NOT the same thing at all!

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Not the same thing, granted... but Tabasco is made from hot peppers (burn), salt, and vinegar (tang), so it features both. :)

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, two reasons to hate it! *blech!* ;^)

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Heh. Mayo is one of the foods I simply cannot live without. (Hyperbole, sure, but not by much.)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Definitely a YMMV preference! I've been known to go hungry rather than eat a pre-made sandwich with the stuff.

[elissaann.livejournal.com]

I have used it as hair conditioner when I had nothing else in the house. It worked even better than whipped cream (the real stuff, not the fake stuff), which I discovered as a hair conditioner during my teenaged years in Florida. (Think pool fights.)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

That's the best possible use I can imagine for the stuff... especially given the loveliness of your hair.

[elissaann.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I also like it in tuna salad and egg salad. Holds everything together perfectly. I get it from the health food store, because I like their ingredients better, but I think I would like it even better if I made it myself.

m is not for mayo

[mary919.livejournal.com]

Mayonnaise is only good in chicken salad and then only when mixed with a little vinegar, pickle juice or olive juice. Otherwise-- that stuff's just nasty.

Re: m is not for mayo

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

I don't even eat chicken salad...

Re: m is not for mayo

[mary919.livejournal.com]

I only eat certain chicken salads. It's an iffy food made iffier by the inclusion of mayo.

[geekchick]

who puts mayo on a cheese steak sandwich

Everybody, so far as I know. I like it.

[inflectionpoint.livejournal.com]

In general, I agree. Commercial mayonaise is an abomination. Period. End of story.

But, homemade mayonaise is the joy. And aioli, which is homemade mayo with garlic incorporated... bliss. My former landlord introduced me and I am still in love with it.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(smile) I wish you the joy of it, but I'd much prefer horseradish (straight, not mixed with mayo) or Worcestershire as condiments...