Confusing Groceries: Aioli

Part 13 in a series about the most confusing items to shop for in the grocery store covers aioli vs mayo. Learn the differences so you're never left with the wrong ingredient.

[hashpetronconnect]

All ar no food oil is very danger for helth

[InkraggablKrunk]

I know it wasn't the point of the video but I appreciate the callout on the usage of the word confit. It's like when people use the word bisque for any kind of soup (looking at you tomato bisque).

[Myla-zljv]

I didn't start getting mad at you or anything, you helped me realize I've never tried aioli, which means I still get to try aioli for the first time

[coreymartin]

Nice to finally know what aioli actually means, I've heard it described as just, 'fancy mayo' but that definition never really sat right in my head because the words are so far apart

[rolebo]

Subway has a sauce option called "vegan garlic aioli", which has always confused me, as aioli is already vegan and has garlic as a main ingredient.

[internetshaquille]

lord please protect me before i hit publish on this extremely controversial message amen

[charlieinabox]

100% agree as someone who makes aoile in a mortar and pestle with garlic, olive oil, lemon and salt. It’s the best thing ever if you are a garlic lover.

[pipedream]

Love when restaurants call it "garlic aioli" as if there are versions of it that don't have garlic

[CaronDriel]

I knew there was a distinction, but never knew what made true aioli true aioli. Thanks, Shaq!

[chickamundo]

Thank you so much for clarifying this! I have a lot of food allergies and knowing that they could have eggs or other allergens has now just saved me a hospital trip!

[WhiteyArts]

Did you mention the Italian chef to avoid a Spanish-French war in the comments?

[petergriffiinbirdistheword]

I like this guy. I thought I was losing my mind for a long time but am now realizing I let people who didn't know what they were talking about influence my knowledge.

[counterfan]

Ok, there is a thing.

Real alioli is really, really strong. To the point that even in Spain, France, or Italy its very hard to find the real thing on supermarkets. But, it is more marketable if it is mixed with mayo, because it reduces its stronginess.

And its not only an american thing. Here in Europe you will find alioli mixed with mayo most of the times.

And you can get more product using mayo, so its cheaper.

[Fiaaa.]

But this is so important to talk about. I was just recently diagnosed with celiac disease. And WOW has my mind been ever so blown with food labels and what's truly in things! It's so difficult knowing what is actually in products. Thank you for speaking about it!!

[pumpkinhead]

I wonder what my 5 year old would say if I asked him where Hang Up the phone came from.

[royerno]

Marketing scams will always be a part of our lives its refreshing to see posts like this thank you❤

[TheCyclonesEye]

I... Literally only just now put together that aloli is a portmanteau of the words for "garlic" and "oil" in like most latin languages

[kastro]

I remember that a certain supermarket brand in Spain instead of calling garlic flavored mayo alioli, they called it "Ajonesa" (Ajo means garlic, so it's kinda like "Garlicnese"). Alioli is a pretty big thing here and people will get really pissed if you call anything not properly made as the recipe says "alioli"

[josh]

One of the best shorts series on YouTube!

[scrat]

Reminds me of the time our manager put "pan-fried pierogis" on the menu because it sounds cooler and then we got 8 orders of pierogis sent back that night because they were deep fried, not pan fried.