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

[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!* ;^)