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I'm sad that I missed posting this on the 4th

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[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I had to look it up because I hardly ever actually buy mayonnaise, but I’ve walked down the mayonnaise aisle at the supermarket… What’s funny is that your 600g “50% more: American size” is actually a tweener size here.

The standard small jar here is 15 Floz (about 400g; we sell mayo by volume here apparently). The standard large jar is double that. And of course we have less common, but not uncommon, 48 Floz for “family size” and larger still in bulk.

We do have containers that are between or smaller, but the those are usually specialty containers (mainly squeeze bottles), specialty types (such as avocado oil based or flavored/blends), or just less common in general.

[–] Tommelot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

1.3L "family size"... Family size what? Pool?

[–] Wolf314159@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yes. Mayo is a key ingredient in so many picnic dishes. Dishes that people regularly prep for BIG family gatherings where everyone brings home leftovers. Potato salad, coleslaw, and pasta salads made by the gallon. Sure, some people eat way too much, but sharing and sharing big is kind of the whole point. If someone shared food with you in a park, you're family now and will be expected to bring your weight in your other family's traditional recipe of something next time.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Sauces, too. You want a fat as a base in many of them, and mayo is a pretty good way to get it.

[–] sparky1337@ttrpg.network 0 points 2 days ago

When I worked in foodservice, we bought it by the gallon. People would ask for it as a dressing on their salads. Gross.

Typical South Eastern US.