So I just made myself lunch. I wanted a roast beef on rye with butter and salt. Instead, I pulled down the mayo and while I was spreading it, read the label. First ingredient? Soybean oil. Tossed the bread and mayo in the trash.
Why is a traditionally French or Spanish product made with soybean oil? It's not like they had soybean oil when mayo was first invented. Why is it in mayo now?
Oh I know, farm subsidies. It's so good for America to subsidize corn and soybeans (and thus beef, pork, poultry and dairy)! It's done great things for our economy really. Fritos are really cheap! And it is perceived to be much cheaper to feed your family at McDonald's or Burger King than to cook for them. The number of small farmers keeps dwindling, the organic movement has been co-opted by Wal Mart and made practically meaningless (in comparison to where it started), and Americans are just so much healthier! It's not like we subsidize fruits and vegetables that are actually GOOD for us.
I'm off to find recipes for making mayo. And to figure out how much to make so it doesn't spoil before I finish it.
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