McDonald's Spamburger! Now with mayonnaise and Oreo crumbs!

[What_Exit]

I tagged it as food-drink-cooking but I’m unsure it really qualifies.

[Left_Hand_of_Dorkness]

@nightshadea

one of those chocolate cake recipes from ww2 to the mid-century that had mayo in it

Heh–that’s our standard birthday cake recipe, and it gets rave reviews. Mayo is acid, oil, and eggs, all of which go great in cakes. Adding them in an emulsion seems to improve the cake’s crumb. If you’ve never made a mayo cake, I recommend trying it. If it sounds gross to you, prepare to be astonished.

[Ike_Witt]

@wolfpup

Fresh chopped onion, ketchup, tomato, and a Strub’s garlic sliced pickle is all that is required*.

One of the best things about moving back to Canada was being able to get Strub pickles again.

[TRC4941]

@CalMeacham

@wolfpup

What’s wrong with you mayo haters?

I just don’t like mayo.

My sandwiches frequently consist of just meat between two slices of bread.

“What?” people ask. “You eat it dry?!”

Yup.

Same here! My sandwiches consist of bread, meat and cheese. And I also have heard for over 50 years - “Isn’t that dry?” And then they always have a laugh.

[Colibri]

@nightshadea

you know I wonder if someone had come across one of those chocolate cake recipes from ww2 to the mid-century that had mayo in it …the reasoning behind it was: 1 supposedly it made the cake moist 2 it was less greasy than lard or veg oil and 3 you couldn’t taste it anyway because it didn’t need a lot of it … and I’ve seen the same reasoning for sour cream in chocolate cakes too …

I’ve had chocolate mayonnaise cake. It’s very good. Plain mayonnaise is just oil, egg yolk, and vinegar or lemon juice, so it doesn’t contain anything that’s unsuitable for a cake.

[LSLGuy]

I could see a complete meal that had some spam, had some mayo, and had some Oreos. But at no time would any two of those be in the same bite. Yecch!

If I didn’t know better I’d expect this was some Chinese equivalent of The Onion making a joke at our expense.

[Elmer_J.Fudd]

It’s probably a limited time thing in China, like the McRib. Some poor Chinese equivalent of a Michael Douglas character will, no doubt, lose his shit when he can’t get his SMO fix.

[Procrustus]

@TRC4941

Same here! My sandwiches consist of bread, meat and cheese. And I also have heard for over 50 years - “Isn’t that dry?” And then they always have a laugh.

Another vote for no mayo, ever. (I’ll add ketchup, mustard and relish to the list too). So nice to see like minded people. IRL, everyone I know likes mayo. But for me, meat, cheese, bread, that’s a sandwich!

[pulykamell]

@Ponderoid

I like mayo with a lot of things, but the idea of putting it anywhere near chocolate sounds extremely unappetizing.

Do I have just the thing for you!

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

[LSLGuy]

@Procrustus

But for me, meat, cheese, bread, that’s a sandwich!

Too dry for me. Mayo works perfectly for wetting a sandwich. Butter works too, but is harder to spread.

But don’t ever put it on something warm like a burger; warm mayo is disgusting.

YMMV of course.

[Chronos]

From my point of view, a spamburger is fine. It probably wouldn’t be my first choice, but spam isn’t nearly as bad as it’s made out to be.

Mayo, well, not the best choice of topping (spam would be much better with mustard), but OK, that makes sense.

But Oreo crumbles? Huh?

[SCAdian]

@CalMeacham

My sandwiches frequently consist of just meat between two slices of bread.

@TRC4941

My sandwiches consist of bread, meat and cheese.

@Procrustus

But for me, meat, cheese, bread, that’s a sandwich!

Ditto. Though I would add butter if I was using toast, and might add a bit of mustard if I’m feeling especially energetic or if someone else is making it for me.

[Thudlow_Boink]

@Left_Hand_of_Dorkness

Nah. Ketchup on even the best burger makes it taste like it’s off the McDonald’s dollar menu. Mayo under the burger mixes with the beefy juices and gets ultra-delicious. For that acid tang, use mustard instead of ketchup. And to replace the sugary kick of the ketchup, I dunno, squirt some actual Tang on it for all I care, burgers don’t need sugar.

Also I don’t want cheese anywhere near my burger. I know that makes me a weirdo.

I was with you until that last sentence.

I love a good bacon cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

[TRC4941]

@Procrustus

@TRC4941

Same here! My sandwiches consist of bread, meat and cheese. And I also have heard for over 50 years - “Isn’t that dry?” And then they always have a laugh.

Another vote for no mayo, ever. (I’ll add ketchup, mustard and relish to the list too). So nice to see like minded people. IRL, everyone I know likes mayo. But for me, meat, cheese, bread, that’s a sandwich!

My list is like yours: no mustard, relish, or ketchup either. I will also add pickles to that list!

[Left_Hand_of_Dorkness]

No bacon on mine either. I eat maybe half a dozen burgers a year, and so I don’t get bored with a basic onion/tomato/lettuce/mayo/mustard build. Anything else takes away from burgerjoy.

[jnglmassiv]

I’ve never understood butter on a sandwich (except for browning ala grilled cheese or Reuben). If the rest of the sandwich is good, butter’s delicate flavor is lost.

@dalej42

Mushrooms are good, cilantro is heaven and mayo sucks.

I love 'em all but won’t argue with you. Like I said, polarizing.

[Treppenwitz]

@Chronos

Is this what they think Americans eat?

I was going to do the smartass thing and say, “that’s what I thought Americans eat” - but then I would have to somehow work in (for context) that I’m English, and then it starts to get contrived and clunky… and then I realised, actually, there’s a little bit of truth in that. I remember a thread about unusual measurements, where someone discussed a coleslaw recipe which had, I don’t know, a cup and half of sugar per head of cabbage - I was astonished. And now I think about it, just about every time I’ve been to a (proper) US restaurant I’ve been unable to eat the bread rolls because they are so damn sweet.

So yeah, Spam and Oreos sounds weird; but if your starting point is featuring well-known US brands; and you’re making something to showcase that well-known US sweet-tooth; and OK, granted maybe there’s a bit of a cultural disconnect in there as well - but hey, I can just about see how they might get there.

Now I’m going to be really controversial. Mayo - Yay!

j

[CalMeacham]

@Treppenwitz

And now I think about it, just about every time I’ve been to a (proper) US restaurant I’ve been unable to eat the bread rolls because they are so damn sweet.

Did you see this recent story? Ireland ruled that Subway’s loaves contain too much sugar to meet the Irish definition of “bread”:

London (CNN Business)Bread in Subway’s hot sandwiches contains too much sugar to meet Ireland’s legal definition for bread, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled.

The judgment was handed down on Tuesday in response to a Subway franchisee who had appealed for a tax refund, arguing that its bread is a “staple” food and therefore subject to a 0% tax rate.

Five judges considered the case, determining that Subway bread has too much sugar in it to be part of this category, and is therefore subject to a higher tax.

“The bread supplied by Subway in its heated sandwiches has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour included in the dough,” Justice Donal O’Donnell said when delivering the judgment.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/business/subway-bread-ireland-ruling-scli-intl/index.html

[Treppenwitz]

@CalMeacham

“The bread supplied by Subway in its heated sandwiches has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour included in the dough,” Justice Donal O’Donnell said when delivering the judgment.

My bold. Jeez - no wonder I struggle with (some) US breads. Thanks for sharing that.

j

[Acsenray]

@wolfpup

But I don’t get the hate for mayo in a couple of the comments.

I don’t either. Mayonnaise is great stuff. It’s two great things—egg yolks and oil—combined to make a completely different delicious thing