Best mayonnaise taste test lineup.
Taste test! That is overwhelmingly the hook that gets readers engaged. Here are the most popular non-recipe posts on this blog in the past 12 months. Want more taste tests? Let us know what you’re curious about!
- Best mayonnaise taste test: Hellman’s vs Duke’s vs Kewpie. We don’t see Duke’s very often in the Northern Tundra but procured a supply for this taste test. The results will surprise/dismay/confirm depending on your oligeaneous proclivities.
- Toasted sesame oil: taste test. Sesame oil when toasted becomes a powerful flavoring component. We tested major brands giving full respect to Korean patriotic preferences for their own products. Results show more variability than you might expect, including a low rating for a brand from well loved store.
- Whatever happened to olive loaf? Apparently we are not the only folks asking this boomer question about that childhood standby with olive bits and a touch of extra acid mixed into bologna. Answer: it never went away and is still lurking at your deli counter.
- Taste test: Mirin and other Asian cooking wines. Of course Kikkoman is the universally available product but we were gratified by the interest in alternatives that are healthier and tastier with more natural ingredients. We added Chinese cooking wine to the mix to see if they are interchangeable. (They’re not.\
- Galbi vs Bulgogi… which Korean BBQ entree is better? This is the top level post in a discussion of Korean grilled meats. You can find the answer here and winning recipe here.
Just missing the cut was our Taste Test of ways to keep bean sprouts fresh. Also check out our comparisons of Kettle style potato chips, and this evergreen taste test of cranberry sauce. Enter “taste test” in the search box for even more!
