# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/41 "2011-09-23T21:04:20Z")
The option I would pick isn’t on the poll. It’s more complicated than a simple yes/no! For instance, I love a burger with mayo, lettuce, bacon, tomato. THAT burger needs mayo, and putting ketchup on it would just be wrong. But I also love a burger with pickle, ketchup, mustard, onions. THAT burger would never, EVER be suited to mayo. It’s all about context. Mmmm…I’m thinking mayo, lettuce, bacon, tomato sounds good right at this moment. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/42 "2011-09-23T21:22:15Z")
Mayo, Dijon mustard, a bit of ketchup (but only a bit), plus tomato if it’s the time of year when they’re available, onion, pickles, and maybe a leaf of non-iceberg lettuce. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/43 "2011-09-23T21:28:06Z")
Mayonnaise: bleech. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/44 "2011-09-23T22:14:20Z")
The thought of mayo on a burger physically revolts me. Bacon, cheddar, blue cheese, tomatoes and ketchup are the only burger toppings I find acceptable. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/45 "2011-09-23T22:31:37Z")
Hamburger, medium rare, with mayo and raw onion ONLY. There is nothing finer! ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/46 "2011-09-23T22:44:17Z")
Sometimes, if I feel like it. I like it, especially with lettuce and tomato. If it’s raw onion and ketchup and mustard then no mayo please. Mmmm, hamburgers. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/47 "2011-09-23T22:59:26Z")
There’s room on my burger for any condiment. You can put the mayo right down there next to the ketchup, mustard, and relish. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/48 "2011-09-23T23:15:40Z")
Meat. Cheese. Onion if you want. Then stop. ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/49 "2011-09-23T23:15:42Z")
I put a lot on, and then I lick the mayo knife Mayo is the difference between a perfect summertime backyard hamburger, and that fast food crap (which I also love but for different reasons). The only thing better is Zips tartar sauce on a Papa Joe (small regional chain) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/50 "2011-09-23T23:17:29Z")
We make our own mayo for big backyard barbeques. It’s worthwhile if you’re making 15 or more burgers at a time. Fresh mayo is so much better. I always have mayo on any burger I eat. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/51 "2011-09-23T23:19:46Z")
Definitely mayo; but only if horseradish is involved. ---
**Author:** ![Bri2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/48db29/32.png) [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/52 "2011-09-24T00:03:41Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’ll take ketchup, mayo, lettuce, tomato, and maybe a slice of onion on my cheeseburger. > > Good God Almighty, which way do I steer? I do this when trying to replicate the long-gone, oft-lamented McDLT. “It kept the hot side hot and the cool side cool.” _sigh_ Bri2k ---
**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 24, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/53 "2011-09-24T00:03:52Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > On hamburgers, mayo is a war crime. I never thought I would say this, but if that’s the case, then I’m proud to be a Nazi. > [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](#): > > Definitely mayo; but only if horseradish is involved. I’ve always heard of horseradish but never been sure exactly what it is. It didn’t seem to be commonly used where I grew up. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/54 "2011-09-24T00:11:29Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’ve always heard of horseradish but never been sure exactly what it is. It didn’t seem to be commonly used where I grew up. Horseradish is a root, that is spicy when grated. [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish) has more information than you need, but I like both the regular prepared and creamy styles. Arby’s Horsey Sauce is a fairly mild version. Horseradish is great with roast beef, hence why Arby’s uses it. If you like spicy, you’ll like horseradish. ---
**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 24, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/55 "2011-09-24T00:13:12Z")
Thanks. I know I could look it up, but it’s never seemed that pressing an issue. We didn’t have Arby’s where I lived, but it was elsewhere in the state and I do recall hearing about Horsey sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/56 "2011-09-24T00:42:53Z")
Mayo is usually welcome on a burger, but not required. I’ll give the anti-mayo posters the benefit of the doubt and assume that they got mixed up and are thinking about Miracle Whip. Nobody’s palate can be that deficient. ---
**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 24, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/57 "2011-09-24T01:06:31Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Thanks. I know I could look it up, but it’s never seemed that pressing an issue. We didn’t have Arby’s where I lived, but it was elsewhere in the state and I do recall hearing about Horsey sauce. If you’ve never had horseradish, the nearest analogues to it are wasabi (which is often just colored horseradish in the States) and mustard. The burn horseradish gives you is that type of burn (produced by allyl isothiocyanate), not the hot pepper burn (capsaicin) or black/white pepper burn (piperne). If you’ve had really sharp mustard, you have a good idea of what horseradish is like. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/58 "2011-09-24T01:12:35Z")
Mayo, pickles, onion, mustard, extra Mayo please. And to hell with you McDonalds, for charging extra for Mayo. Damn you to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/59 "2011-09-24T01:40:49Z")
Hell yes is too strong of a statement, but I like it. Mayo is welcome on any savory sandwich, even hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345/60 "2011-09-24T01:48:23Z")
I love mayo on my burgers. I also love thousand island dressing on a burger. Either one will do just fine. And of course, now I want one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayonnaise-on-hamburgers/597345.md?page=4)