We’d be lying if we stated that our cups went in with no predispositions. Restaurant editor Elazar Sontag swears by mayo stalwart Hellmann’s, while director of innovative advancement Ian Stroud was fast to state that his go-to is Kewpie. But the blind taste test format suggests your faves might flop—and when our test concluded, our winning brandnames were exposed to gasps and pearl clutches all around.
How our editors assessed
We consume with our eyes, as the stating goes, and that’s how we began our mayo taste test. Some of our entries were ghostly white, while others were closer to cream or ecru. Some were tinged with yellow. To us, mayo’s color isn’t as important as its taste, however cups concurred that a brilliant, celebrity-veneer white wasn’t completely appealing.
Our cups likewise evaluated on texture. Some of the brandnames of mayo were airy and gelatinous, jerking on their plates. Others were loose