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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Do You Mayogarita?

Here's something delicious.... If your Japanese that is. How about wetting your whistle with a mayogarita? Give up? A mayonnaise Margarita! Mayonnaise, tequila, salt triple sec..... Uggh, I can't think of anything worse. The Japanese have a huge affinity toward mayonnaise, and now they’ve come up with this creamy little concoction and the locals are loving it! Of course the western world introduced the Japanese to the concept of Mayonnaise and most of us now avoid it like the plague because of its high calorie and fat content. However the Japanese don’t seem to be concerned about their waistlines (not yet anyway!And trust me, i've seen it for myself!) They put mayonnaise on just about EVERYTHING! Having said all of that though, Reuters reports that in 2006, the Japanese consumed 1.65 kg of mayonnaise per person, down from a peak of 1.90 kg in 2000. So perhaps it’s the beginning of the end of the MAYONNAISE era over there. Better try one of those Mayo-garitas while they still last!

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