MAYONNAISE MUST COME OUT OF THE DAMN CORNER!
(Petition from Renske)
Yes, dear people, I am holding a petition for mayonnaise. The petition goes like this: every mayonnaise fan must click on the heart icon at the bottom right. Then at least I will have a hit again. In this way, I think we send a nice signal together and I also feel supported. It just has to really end with the eye-rolling at mayonnaise (fans). Mayonnaise must immediately come out of the damn corner. And quickly a bit!
Ma-yo-naise. Ma-yo-naise. Ma-yo-naise! Together: ma-yo-na-
Okay, sorry. But I am just really an extremely big fan of mayo. Truly, I eat it almost everywhere on and with. Of course, too much is harmful, so I have to limit myself a little bit sometimes (everyone can understand that too much is never good), but basically I say: mayonnaise and I are a good marriage. Did you know, for example, that I ate mayonnaise like crazy during my pregnancies? Did you also know that I always immediately ask for an extra cup of mayo when I go eat fries somewhere? You didn't know, did you? Well, now you do. I always order an extra cup because otherwise I have way too little and the atmosphere at the table is ruined (I'm not lying). But now it comes: did you also know that this often goes wrong? Really very, very often? My super important extra cup of mayo is really forgotten sooooo often that it drives me crazy. I mean, what's the point of fries without mayo? Do you know, do I know? It must have something to do with the server's thorough disapproval? I can't think of anything else. Still, I persist. I won't give up easily, you're a fan or you're not! If I had to choose between never having fries again for my whole life or never having mayonnaise again for my whole life, I would of course choose never having fries again for my whole life. Because personally, I eat fries just for the mayonnaise. Just like I eat my green beans for the mayonnaise. And my corn crackers with avocado and tomato. And my cubes of cheese and cheese sticks and beets and carrots from the oven. Mayonnaise can go on anything. It's a super versatile thing. En wist je ook dat ik altijd meteen een extra bakje mayo vraag als ik ergens patat ga eten? Wist je niet, hè? Nou, dan weet je het nu. Ik bestel altijd een extra bakje, want anders heb ik veel te weinig en is de sfeer aan tafel verpest (ik lieg niet). Maar nu komt het: wist je ook dat dit heel vaak fout gaat? Echt heel erg ontzettend vaak? Mijn superbelangrijke extra bakje mayo wordt echt zoooo vaak vergeten dat ik er gek van word. Ik bedoel, what’s the point of friet zonder mayo? Weet jij het, weet ik het? Het zal iets met grondige afkeuring van de ober te maken hebben? Iets anders kan ik niet bedenken. Toch houd ik vol. Ik geef me niet zomaar gewonnen, je bent fan of je bent het niet! Als ik bijvoorbeeld moest kiezen tussen mijn hele leven nooit meer patat of mijn hele leven nooit meer mayonaise, dan kies ik natuurlijk voor mijn hele leven nooit meer patat. Want persoonlijk eet ik de patat gewoon voor de mayonaise. Net zoals ik mijn sperziebonen voor de mayonaise eet. En mijn maiscrackers met avocado en tomaat. En mijn blokjes kaas en kaasstengels en bietjes en wortels uit de oven. Mayonaise kan overal op. Het is een superveelzijdig iets.
Okay, let's talk about science for a change now. Because mayonnaise is wrongly labeled as bad and unhealthy, according to the makers of the fantastic and especially super smart cookbook: ‘Eat like an expert’. In the book, there is a piece that is titled (indeed): ‘Mayonnaise must come out of the damn corner’. In summary, it states that mayonnaise is really not bad for you: it is made from rapeseed oil, vinegar, egg yolk, and water and consists mainly of healthy and unsaturated fats. Furthermore, it states that mayonnaise seems to be more favorable for cholesterol than margarine, as shown by an analysis that calculated the effect of different foods on cholesterol. Again, balance is a good thing, but... mayonnaise turns out to not be so bad after all.
Mayo on your sandwich is (if I understand it all correctly) even healthier than margarine on your sandwich. According to the book, there are also many studies that show that replacing saturated fat (for example from butter) with polyunsaturated fats (for example from mayonnaise) is beneficial for cholesterol. These findings are very consistent and are confirmed again and again in newer studies. That's what I say: mayonnaise rules. Read more about it in the NRC.
Then I want to point out to you one last thing the homemade mayonnaise from Simone (really make it yourself, it's hysterically delicious) and a supersonic mayonnaise travel tip. In Tokyo, a real mayonnaise restaurant is opening. You understand: I am waiting for a flashy organization to take me to Japan for a hysterical story about a visit to this restaurant.
Well, that was it. Farewell.
Oh, and click on the heart, okay?
Mayonnaise fans, unite!
