• weeeeum@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I think it’s because of Americanized potato salad. The kind with miracle whip and tons of corn syrup. I’ve had mayo based salads like this and it makes me want to puke (as an American lol)

    I think this plays with the stereotype that weird eccentric middle aged people like weird/gross food. Sort of like jello salad coincidentally (search it up, it is foul).

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      4 months ago

      miracle whip and tons of corn syrup

      🤮 That’s not potato salad! I demand a reinheitsgebot like with German beer!

      I think this plays with the stereotype that weird eccentric middle aged people like weird/gross food. Sort of like jello salad coincidentally (search it up, it is foul).

      That’s fair

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      corn syrup

      lived most of my life in the midwest and southern US, never ever seen anyone put corn syrup in potato salad. doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, but what the fuck yo