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So gross. I love mayo (extra please), travel the world and eat pretty much everything, but cannot simply understand mayo and fries. I don't understand dipping o

So gross. I love mayo (extra please), travel the world and eat pretty much everything, but cannot simply understand mayo and fries. I don't understand dipping oily fried food in thick oily sauce. I think tomato sauce (ketchup) provides a much better contrast. The acidity counteracts the oiliness and the sugar in the tomatoes and salt on the fries rounds out the flavor profile. You get nearly all the flavours in one meal. Even better with curry ketchup. Mayo, OTOH, doesn't provide a strong enough contrast. It's sweet and tangy, but still predominantly tastes like fat to me. But enough people like it, so there has to be something to it…

beachstartup 11y ago
some points: * lots of people eat fries with 'fry sauce' which is mayo and ketchup mixed 1:1. i'm a fan of this. why choose?! this is popular in many western us states and i'm pretty s * mass-produced mayo is not nearly as good as fresh mayo * sometimes people really mean aioli when they say mayo, and oftentimes aioli has that citrusy tang that counterbalances the fried fat * sometimes i dip my fries in mustard, which also has the tang * same with vinegar (usually with fish & chips)
- mcv 11y ago
  The best mayonnaise (Belgian) is slightly acidic, usually from lemon juice. Though admittedly Dutch mayonnaise does not have that and is sweeter. Aioli is different. It is also an emulsion, like mayonnaise, but it's mostly about the garlic, and in some cases doesn't even contain egg yolk (but it usually does).