Where can I buy (proper) mayonnaise?

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(proper) mayonnaise you cannot buy, you make it freshly !

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You escaped without a groan! Yes, a balloon whisk may make you look sufficiently poncey if that's your aim - mine is to get people off paper-white mayo in jars

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Agreed, a whisk and a bowl, a lot of the taste depends on what vinegar you use, I like a red balsamico and fresh herbs and a drop of garlic oil.

Hmm Russian eggs tonight methinks.

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I have only ever come across improper, slutty mayo in Switzerland.

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Do you have a Carrefour in Zürich? Ours here carries Hellman's mayo in the étranger (foreign) section.

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OK all I promise I will never use the word proper and Mayonnaise in the same sentence again when I'm referring to shop bought

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Oh yeah . . . I knew that.

I use:

1 egg yolk, a splash of white wine vinegar, a dollop of dijon mustard, salt and pepper . . . whisk until combined.

Then drizzle while whisking, half and half, olive oil and sunflower oil (depending on your taste).

Finally finish with a touch more lemon juice.

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which has the added benefit of giving your whipping arm a work out!

What oils do you all think? i am ashamed to say i have never made mayo and only have olive oil in the house.

F

oops sorry, not sure how i missed the recipe in front of my blind eyes! Thanks Gastro Gnome

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Mrs Organ if you can wait until the 12th I can bring you a jar or more back from the UK

But is there a mustard reason why you can't use the Tomy stuff in the tube? that's what we use

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Olive oil only is fine . . . but it depends on the olive oil and whether you really like it or not. It can make too strong a tasting mayo (bit bitter for some). That's why I use a mix of olive oil and sunflower oil.

But hey, you can make mayo using rendered bacon fat!

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Olive oil is great for consistency and flavour, but you need at least half to be a thin, light oil like sunflower or it'll taste a bit rancid.

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They all have mustard in them, well I'll trust your judgement Nicky, you've never let us down yet. I'll go for the Tomy

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But the best egg liason sauce is Bearnaise!

Is this the meal to beat them all? A rib of beef, on a super hot grill with just salt and pepper, Bearnaise and chips

Oh My, I am going to the shops now (and I will buy light oil for may0)

How long will it keep or do we just do one egg at a time (I remember a very bad song on TOTP around 1974)

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So you have been here how many years and never had the need for mayonnaise until now?

Tomy does the same job as Helmans

I'd leave all these hard guys to their wrist action whipping of 'real' mayo and bag yourself a tube of tomy

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I had some on holiday and thought it would be nice to have some at home.

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So i'll reword it again

You have been on this planet how many years and only just tried the delights of mayonnaise?

p.s if Mr Nicky were to be on this thread he'd be singing the praises of salad cream over mayo

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Of course I've had it before ( silly ).

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Where's a mod when you need one?

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Hard guys! I think we are the biggest coven of Dorises outside Brighton. C'mon, grown men discussing mayo! I disappoint even myself!

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I was tempted, but couldn't handle the groans.