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oyster  ·  2392 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dining Out? They’re Playing With Your Mind

Common conversation in my life before I switched to a restaurant that calls mayo mayo:

guest: "What's this.. aeyeo...eyeo...aeyolie... ?"

me: "Mayo, it's mayonnaise."

we just stare at each other for a bit here

My favorite was when customers weren't sure if they should complain about food being cold because like maybe that was in ? Maybe it was supposed to be ?

guest: "What's red hot ?"

me: "Franks red hot, the commercial with the grandmother"





kleinbl00  ·  2392 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Savage.

Mayonnaise is egg whipped cold with oil. Aioli is egg whipped cold with oil that has shit added to it. psssh.

oyster  ·  2392 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Apparently it's garlic added to it. That's not special, everybody adds garlic to everything. We added that shit to butter, it changed seafood dinners forever and you don't see it getting a fancy name.

kleinbl00  ·  2391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Lol. It's supposed to be shit other than garlic, like "black pepper aioli" or "madras curry aioli" or "champagne vinaigrette aioli." But yeah, I guess if you want pretense points for "garlic and mayonnaise" just calling it straight aioli fits the bill...

oyster  ·  2391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They've lied sort of, it's only qualification is it has to have garlic but also what added flavouring doesn't have garlic ? It doesn't seem to be a dominating flavour by any means in a number of "aioli's".

veen  ·  2391 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wikipedia dishing out the truth:

    Since the late 1980s, it has become fashionable to call all flavored mayonnaises "aioli", with flavorings such as saffron or chili.[7] However, purists insist that "flavored mayonnaise can contain garlic, but true aioli contains no seasoning but garlic".[8]

Aioli here is basically garlic sauce. Not just 'oh, there is a hint of garlic in there', no, there should be 'my bad breath can kill a nation' amounts of garlic.

I love it. But I also combine it with Doritos, so maybe my culinary authority isn't worth much.

Dala  ·  2389 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Doritos with garlic mayo. I am both revulsed and interested.

veen  ·  2389 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's weird, and you really don't want to overdo the aioli, but it is greasy and very unhealthy so my brain loves it.

Devac  ·  2392 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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