(30 March 2020)it has been a couple of depressing weeks as the country locks down. As I take my prescribed compulsory healthy walk I see a jogger at a crossroads. The road is empty but I cannot avoid the impression that at any moment a stumbling horde of the infected will be chasing after him.
I comfort myself with a healthy but dull salad then make it perfect by piling mayonnaise all over it which somewhat reduces the healthy eating cachet.
So I got to thinking about mayonnaise, a delicious product and one where the brand leader is actually the best. However given that the suggested portion size is absurdly minuscule and a sensible one is quite a lot, regular consumption would be an easy route to obesity.
Thus eating the good stuff should be an occasional treat.
This is a problem for the manufacturers who would like the public to eat it more frequently but still be capable of getting off their sofas.
So they invent a “Lite” version (I suspect the universal refusal to spell it properly is indicative of their secret shame) and to make it low in fat churn up several unusual ingredients(defined as ones you won’t have in your food cupboard) See the difference below.
| Proper Version | Inferior Version |
| Rapeseed oil (78%) | Water |
| Water | Spirit vinegar |
| Pasteurised free range egg and egg yolk (7.9%) | Modified corn starch |
| Spirit vinegar | Sugar |
| Salt | Pasteurised free range egg and egg yolk (4.0%) |
| Sugar | Rapeseed oil |
| Lemon Juice concentrate | Salt |
| Antioxidant -calcium disodium EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) (as a medicine it is used to treat lead poisoning and is recognised as being very safe) | Cream Powder |
| Flavourings | Citrus Fibre |
| Paprika extract | Colours (carotenes, titanium dioxide E171 sourced from ilmenite, rutile, and anatase |
| | Thickener (xanthan gum E145 derived from the fermentation of a bacteria anthomonas campestris, which also causes black rot on leafy vegetables) |
| | Flavourings (contain milk) |
| | Preservative (potassium sorbate E202) |
| | Lemon juice concentrate |
| | Antioxidant -calcium disodium EDTA |
So this is a perfect example of The Chicken Theory in action- rather than having a nice treat now and again it appears lovely to frequently guzzle on inferior substitutes (and sell a lot more jars).
Oh well here is a cute couple of kittens
Keith
I am not a great fan of mayonnaise nor of cats.
I refer you to the Guardian on Thursday 02 April page 10.
Chinese study: covid 19 can be trnsmitted between cats.
I would be taking great care with your brood.
Roger
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