mayonnaise
a thick dressing of egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, oil, and seasonings, used for salads, sandwiches, vegetable dishes, etc.
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NotCo also makes plant-based mayonnaise, ice cream and burgers using the same base technology.
NotMilk says it has achieved a breakthrough: Plant-based milk that mimics dairy | Emily Codik | June 16, 2021 | Washington PostThe guys take the resulting paste and fold in housemade mayonnaise, along with lime juice and slices of fresh Thai chiles.
4 mashup dishes worth trying in the D.C. area, including pulled-pork pupusas and Chinese burritos | Tim Carman | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostI rubbed the mayonnaise on the water mark, left it over night and wiped off the area in the morning.
Hints From Heloise: New scam tied to coronavirus pandemic | Heloise Heloise | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostAccording to Subway’s nutritional information page on its website, the tuna salad for its sandwiches contains flaked tuna in brine, mayonnaise and an additive to “protect flavor.”
Subway’s tuna is not tuna, but a ‘mixture of various concoctions,’ a lawsuit alleges | Tim Carman | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostIn a small bowl, combine the dill, mayonnaise, mustard, Creole seasoning and cayenne, if using, and stir to incorporate.
Calling all dill lovers: This old-school ham salad sandwich is for you | Ann Maloney | January 26, 2021 | Washington Post
No mayonnaise, only butter, which had been absorbed, sponge-style, into the bun.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered | Scott Bixby | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor her inaugural menu, she planned crayfish with mayonnaise, pigeon with peas, and an apple brioche flambéed in rum.
Fell in her tuna-fish salad and was swallowed in a glob of mayonnaise.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a basic hamburger, with fresh lettuce and tomato (a plus), slathered with a sloppy oversize dollop of mayonnaise.
Is That It? Burger King’s French Fry Burger Is Just Carb Overkill. | Daniel Gross | September 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf Doug was still on today, would Miss mayonnaise be doing the same?
Patti Mayonnaise From ‘Doug’ Is on ‘Orange Is the New Black’ | Kevin Fallon | July 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMarriage is like mayonnaise sauce, either a great success or an absolute and entire failure.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsServe chopped aspic in little mounds round the base alternately with mounds of mayonnaise salad or tomatoes.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisHe gulped, and emotion made him even pinker than he had been under the mayonnaise.
Ramsey Milholland | Booth TarkingtonIn summer I have the main dish for either luncheon or supper of salad, and you can serve mayonnaise or French dressing on them.
Living on a Little | Caroline French BentonWas she to sit and eat plain bread and cheese when she felt like lobster mayonnaise and could get it?
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
British Dictionary definitions for mayonnaise
/ (ˌmeɪəˈneɪz) /
a thick creamy sauce made from egg yolks, oil, and vinegar or lemon juice, eaten with salads, eggs, etc
Origin of mayonnaise
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