# Mayonnaise on hamburgers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345 "2011-09-23T16:32:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/1 "2011-09-23T16:32:26Z")
Like ketchup, I’ve found the addition of mayonnaise to certain food items to evoke strong opinions, in this case hamburgers. What say you? Does mayonnaise go on your burger or not? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/2 "2011-09-23T16:33:15Z")
When it is accompanied only by sliced green olives. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/3 "2011-09-23T16:34:08Z")
[_gags, staggers toward door, throws up everything she has eaten in the past ten years_] Umm, no thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/4 "2011-09-23T16:38:11Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > [_gags, staggers toward door, throws up everything she has eaten in the past ten years_] > > Umm, no thank you. C’mon, tell us how you _ **really** _ feel about this. 😃 I voted HELL YES - not a lot, though. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/5 "2011-09-23T16:39:58Z")
Yeah, it has to be just a tiny bit, and only if it’s balanced by a really good slice of tomato. Otherwise, just ketchup, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/6 "2011-09-23T16:42:19Z")
Many things come together to add to the enjoyment of a burger, but right after cheese, mayo is the most essential. Also, ‘mayo’ is pronunced just like a Latin word that means ‘[I pee](http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3Dmeio)’. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/7 "2011-09-23T16:44:57Z")
I know it’s one of the worst foods you can eat, but I would eat mayonaisse on a mayonaisse casserole and I’d probably ask for more mayonaisse while doing it. However, I like to blend it with the ketchup, which is also great on fries. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/8 "2011-09-23T16:46:30Z")
I wouldn’t say “Hell yes” and I don’t put the mayo on all my hamburgers, but I’ve done it in the past and I’ll do it again in the future here and there. It’s not a staple, but it’s a food and therefore it belongs in my stomach. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/9 "2011-09-23T16:52:09Z")
I like mayo. A lot. But not on hamburgers. Get that shit off mine. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/10 "2011-09-23T16:52:37Z")
Hell no! I don’t like mayo on any hot food. The one almost exception is tomato sandwiches. I toast the bread slightly so it doesn’t get mushy and it must have mayo. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/11 "2011-09-23T16:59:07Z")
I don’t hate mayo, and I don’t _mind_ it on burgers (like the BK whopper), but I prefer just ketchup and mustard along with the pickles, lettuce and onions. I was upset to see Wendy’s now has replaced the mustard with mayo. Plus mayo is just bad for you. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/12 "2011-09-23T16:59:33Z")
On hamburgers, mayo is a war crime. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/13 "2011-09-23T17:00:02Z")
I’ll have mayo on a burger if there are also lettuce and tomatoes. If not, then no mayo. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/14 "2011-09-23T17:03:59Z")
I just don’t get the point. You already have a greasy, unctuous burger (if done right). All that mayo really does is add emulsified oil to the equation, with a little bit of acidity. I prefer to add the acid elsewhere, as with mustard or a vinegary hot sauce. I generally only add mayo to foodstuffs that need the addition of oil and acid. Listen, I love my fatty foods, but mayo is just complete overkill. Even in “hamburger sauce” (with the exception of In N Out, the one place I let mayo or a mayo-containing sauce touch my hamburger.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/15 "2011-09-23T17:05:09Z")
I’ll take ketchup, mayo, lettuce, tomato, and maybe a slice of onion on my cheeseburger. Good God Almighty, which way do I steer? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/16 "2011-09-23T17:06:25Z")
Needs Heinz 57, **RT**. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/17 "2011-09-23T17:06:50Z")
Make mine mayo! And hold that ketchup shit. ---
**Author:** ![Teufelblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@Teufelblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teufelblitz)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/18 "2011-09-23T17:11:50Z")
Any sauce out of proportion will screw up a good burger. I like mine with mayo, mustard and katsup in a light and proportional layer. If sauces squirt out the back when you take a bite, there’s too much sauce in my opinion. Conversely, if I have to put any kind of sauce on a steak, it ain’t done right. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/19 "2011-09-23T17:17:14Z")
I don’t think it’s necessary, but it’s an acceptable variation. I’d prefer it far more than that yellow industrial sludge hamburgers come with these days. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/20 "2011-09-23T17:20:22Z")
none for me but to be fair I dont like mayo on anything, ever since I was a kid all I taste with mayo is fat [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345.md?page=2)