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I am mayonnaise lover..=)

first of all i would like to start with the introduction of mayonnaise...

Mayonnaise is an **emulsion**, which is a mixture of two liquids that normally can't be combined. Combining oil and water is the classic example. Emulsifying is done by slowly adding one ingredient to another while simultaneously mixing rapidly. This disperses and suspends tiny droplets of one liquid through another.

However, the two liquids would quickly separate again if an emulsifier were not added. Emulsifiers are liaisons between the two liquids and serve to stabilize the mixture. Eggs and gelatin are among the foods that contain emulsifiers. In mayonnaise, the emulsifier is egg yolk, which contains **lecithin**, a fat emulsifier.

Chemically, emulsions are **colloids**, heterogeneous mixtures composed of tiny particles suspended in another immiscible (unmixable) material. These particles are larger than molecules, but less than one one-thousandth of a millimeter. Small particles like this do not settle out and will pass right through filter paper. The particles in a colloid can be solid, liquid or bubbles of gas. The medium that they are suspended in can be a solid, liquid or gas (although gas colloids cannot be suspended in gas). Emulsions are liquid-liquid colloids, tiny liquid droplets suspended in another liquid. Emulsions are usually thick in texture and satiny in appearance.

Mayonnaise is made by combining lemon juice or vinegar with egg yolks. Eggs that containing the emulsifier lecithin bind the ingredients together and prevent separation. Then, oil is added drop by drop as the mixture is rapidly whisked. Adding oil too quickly (or insufficient, rapid whisking) will keep the two liquids from combining (emulsifying). But, as the sauce begins to thicken, oil can be added more rapidly. Seasonings are whisked in after all of the oil has been added. Blenders, mixers and food processors make it easy to make homemade mayonnaise, which many gourmets feel is far superior in taste and consistency to commercial mayonnaise.

Since homemade mayonnaise is uncooked, be sure to use the freshest eggs possible, and ones that you are reasonably sure are free from [|**salmonella**]. Homemade mayonnaise will last three to four days in the refrigerator. Commercial mayonnaise, which will last up to six months in the refrigerator, contain at least 65-percent oil by weight except reduced-fat and fat-free mayonnaise. The **standard of identity** law also requires that all commercial "real mayonnaise" use only egg as an emulsifier. Reduced fat mayonnaise, which isn't considered real mayonnaise, usually contains modified food starch, cellulose gel and other thickeners and emulsifiers. Mayonnaise is used as the base for other sauces, such as tartar sauce and thousand-island salad dressing. Aioli is garlic-flavored mayonnaise. Another classic emulsion sauce is hollandaise, which is a cooked mixture of butter, egg yolks and lemon juice.

i think all above is enough to introduce people about mayonnaise...for your information i like mayonnaise because it has the sour and a bit sweet..and i also like the white color of the mayonnaise...just imagine how nice the food if i spread the white mayonnaise on top the burger..it look delicious right?..erm maybe some people out there don't even like to eat mayonnaise...but for me it is ok...different people have their own taste...for me as the mayonnaise lover what i can say i can eat mayonnaise in many way..even just put on top the raw tomatoes it is enough...sometimes i also ask the burger seller to put more mayonnaise for my burger...so that is can totally enjoy my burger until the end..that's all what i want to share with all of you guys about mayonnaise...happy eating..=)