I don’t mind the taste of MW, but it isn’t something I’d substitute for mayo. The only traits they share are texture and color. Other than that, there’s no place in my life for MW as I don’t like it enough to add it to anything.
Never thought I’d say this, I’ve been pro-mayo and anti-MW forever. But I purchased a chicken salad sandwich that was just scrumptious, and I think it was made with all or part MW. It had just a touch of sweetness.
Ummm… what are whole eggs and sugar doing in mayo?
I have to represent my boy, Miracle Whip. I would prefer a dry sandwich to one with mayo on it, but I do like a bit of Miracle Whip - it has a tangy zip, you know. 
Miracle Whip? Is that actually edible?
I’m deeply suspicious.
They’ve been trying to tell me that grits are edible, too. Same with durian.
I am not fooled.
I guess both will work in the ultimate egg salad recipe. 
“It’s Wing-Fool you fat. I mean Wing-Fat you fool!”
They are not totally Inter-changable, but either will do. However it seems like everyone ELSE has a freaking opinion. Last husband … ONLY MAYO,;this dude, ONLY MW. The thing for me is mayo tastes greasy, and in general I like the tangy zip a bit more. But occasionally things need mayo. However since my husband likes salad coated in miracle whip + vinegar, its the big jar or MW and I only buy mayo if I am planning to use it for something in particular.
(never, ever use Miracle Whip in place of mayonnaise for mayonnaise biscuits. :smack:)
Miracle Whip is gross. The only time I’ll eat it is if somebody else made something with it and I don’t want to hurt their feelings.
Yes, you did.
Another example of why you should always read a thread all the way to the end before replying to it, kids.
We use it as coating for chicken coated with cornflake crumbs, where using less is not an option. I can’t tell the difference in taste, since the mayo is used as an adhesive, and the chicken and cornflake crumbs dominate. I don’t use it for making salads or sandwiches.
At home, I never use mayonnaise and I rarely use Miracle Whip.
In a store-boughten sandwich, I probably wouldn’t complain about either.
I was raised on MW, so I generally prefer that. That’s relative, however, as I really don’t like either one in general, and will buy them only to use as an ingredient in something else, such as tuna salad.
Didn’t vote, because there was not a “MW, but only if I have to” option.
ETA: If you want a real fight, there’ always yellow vs. brown mustard.
I was trying to think of a way to say this. But Rick pretty much sums up my attitude here.
I loves me some mayonnaise. I eat mayonnaise sandwiches. Who needs filling???
Oh man, I could rant about Miracle Whip for hours. I grew up with a parent who liked Miracle Whip. I didn’t like it, never liked it. We never had real mayonnaise in the house, only ever MW. I grew up thinking MW was the same thing as mayo for YEARS! Because it looks just like mayo in the jar, and it sits in the mayo section at the grocery store. So I thought I hated mayo for years and years (except when it was on a burger king sandwich, but I assumed they had some kind of magical sauce recipe you couldn’t buy at the store).
I didn’t figure out until college that mayo is a totally different thing from Miracle Whip, and it tastes 1000 times better than Miracle Whip*. *Nowadays, mayonnaise is my favorite condiment. I love it on sandwiches and fries. If I ever become queen of the world, I plan to seek out and destroy every jar of Miracle Whip in existence.
Considering I and the Mrs only eat the homemade mayo I make and our backup is Best Foods, it’s not even a discussion in our house.
I grew up in a MW household, but I’m a mayo guy through and through. I do like to put cayenne pepper in it to spice it up, but it’s gotta be mayo.
I have been a life-long mayo lover. No MW ever sullied our refrigerator. We were, and are, anti-Miracle Whip. However. I had a chicken salad sandwich with a touch of … sweetness…that may have been part Miracle Whip and part mayonnaise. A hybrid.
I voted both but usually prefer Miracle Whip. It was my understanding that MW was a midwestern thing, says the card-carrying Hoosier.
I will never understand this debate. Ever.
Each product is fine for different purposes. Those who claim that one is always better than the other in every single application are just… well… I don’t want to be rude so I’ll stop there.
The only person I’ve ever met who admitted to preferring Miracle Whip was from Nebraska. She also liked Velveeta cheese, a product I was taught to regard with disdain (along with Wonder Bread).
I prefer mayo 100% of the time. I’ll eat many brands but if I’m buying it myself, it’s Hellmann’s only.