I had a momentary fit of laziness and bought
a jar of mayonnaise from the supermarket. It was almost sickly sweet and didn’t
have any of the fullness and richness of the stuff that I make at home. My mayo
is so good that you could eat it like ice cream.
My ingredients:
1 raw egg
Cup of extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup of sunflower oil
3 cloves of garlic I mash in a mortar
1 shot of Vinegar
Tsp of Dijon mustard
Pinch of salt
Some other spice according to my whim. I used
pimentón and a pinch of chili powder in my last batch
That is it. There are no chemicals, no weird stuff.
Then I looked at the label of the store bought crap.
Sunflower Oil 65% - *Your guess is as good as mine concerning
the other 35%. Motor oil? Baby oil?
Xanthan gum - *WTF? From WIKI - Polysaccharide with
many industrial uses and food additive. Effective thickening agent to
prevent ingredients from separating. Derives name from
the species of bacteria used, Xanthomonas
campestris. I like my gum to be named after bacteria.
May contain traces of mustard and milk
- *I don’t really know what this one means. It may contain them if the guy who
adds traces of mustard and milk showed up for work that day?
