Favorite Condiment

but its no mustard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q9nLge4vVQ

sauerkraut

good choice

guacamole.

sriracha!

hey, guys

i like

1. minced raw garlic in sesame oil
2. cilantro chutney
3. mayo
4. chili oil
5. curry ketchup

http://colinresponse.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/sriracha_hot_chili_sauce.jpg

hot sauces of all stripe.

― Ian John50n (orion), Thursday, April 14, 2005 3:41 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark

mustard
hot chili sauces (all types, but not so much the sweet ones)
garlic paste (Zankou Chicken style)
mayo (but mostly only on leftover turkey)

lime juice and chile powder

Lousisana Hot Sause, the brand, not in a genral sense.
spicy mustard
course pepper
blue cheese crumbles

hoisin sauce

lol i was just thinking about hoisin sauce
neway mustard, any horseradish thing, guacamole, pico de gallo

hoisin sauce and most fatty roast meats (pork, duck) is nom nom nom

having trouble answering this, sometimes i like to eat lots of condiment type things as most of a meal. guacamole, pico de gallo, creamed spinach, mushrooms cooked in a little wine and butter, hummus, spicy feta dips, baba ghanoush...how do you choose?

(this is pretty much what our new year's dinner was - a bunch of condiment/dip type things, pork rillettes and pate, and bread. pretty much the anti-nn meal but amazing.)

good guacamole is amazing

can it be bad? i mean...avocados.

lately I am feelin' the BBQ sauce.

― haitch (haitch), Thursday, 14 April 2005 14:01 (4 years ago)

still up in this phase!

Guacamole can be bad if you make it like my mom makes it, equal parts mashed avocado & mayonnaise. Mayo just makes it this greasy mass of yuck.

ahhhhhhh waht i've never heard of that!

Yeah it is why I thought I did not like guacamole for many, many years.

haha as if avocadoes contain no fat for flavor and texture!

it's like 2 condiments in one

I was on a chilli sauce kick for a couple of weeks but that has now passed.

Right now I am crazy for sweet hot mustard! Tho the kind I have is more with the sweet than the hot, unfortunately.

tangential but I met someone over the weekend who told me her favorite pasta was "marinara with alfredo"

the mustardier the better

big fan of this stuff lately:

http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/z-g_YZuxzDXXUe6UYCcbnw/l

will clear your sinuses.

stone-ground mustard!

http://www.planetorganic.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/6/9/6901.jpg

Grey poupon dijon mustard (the UK stuff [i.e. French stuff] not the US stuff).
Patak's lime pickle.
A local company make a Kashmiri Chutney with nigella seeds in which is lush but hard to find.
I use sundried tomato paste in place of ketchup on toasted sandwiches.

http://capitalspice.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sambal-oelek.jpg

http://www.scorchio.co.uk/images/enc-original.jpg

http://www.teeshop.de/images/patak_lime_pickle.jpg

Gah!

http://capitalspice.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/sambal-oelek.jpg

http://www.scorchio.co.uk/images/enc-original.jpg

http://www.teeshop.de/images/patak_lime_pickle.jpg

Lime pickle, mango chutney, v.v.finely diced onion & tomato, and papadums = heaven.

mayonnaise is the third best wet condiment behind hot sauce and mustard
― El Tomboto, Sunday, December 13, 2015 4:46 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

on behalf of ketchup, f u
― mookieproof, Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:31 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

To be more specific, the ranking goes: sriracha, Dijon mustard, Caribbean hot sauce, aioli, chutney, tahini, salsa, prepared horseradish, harissa, yellow mustard, mayonnaise, Tabasco, honey mustard, Barbecue sauce, Hoisin sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, ranch dressing, and then ketchup.
― 50 Shades of Santa (Sanpaku), Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

fp all of u
― mookieproof, Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

whoa, have we really never had a condiments poll?
― k3vin k., Sunday, December 13, 2015 10:10 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Lifetime ketchup fan, but I've since come around to the evils of ketchup, categorizing it somewhere alongside soda as sweet things kids like that adults should not be consuming. It's basically all sugar, and having kids who disgustingly request it on everything has really made me reconsider my misplaced allegiance. I mean, I still eat it, especially on fries and burgers, but my slow re-education usually includes mixing it with at least mustard. It'll be a long road, but I think I can do it, with the help of my friends and family. Definitely an assist that Chicago as a whole almost irrationally hates ketchup. So there's that.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, December 13, 2015 10:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Dude hates Christmas and ketchup I'm off to lay a cheeky tenner on him kicking at least three puppies this week
― MONKEY had been BUMMED by the GHOST of the late prancing paedophile (darraghmac), Sunday, December 13, 2015 11:43 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

why do we cast aspersions upon those poor souls who can't enjoy ketchup, mayo, etc, they/we deserve our/your sympathy
― lute bro (brimstead), Sunday, December 13, 2015 11:53 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

Mushy appeasement
― MONKEY had been BUMMED by the GHOST of the late prancing paedophile (darraghmac), Sunday, December 13, 2015 11:58 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

i feel awful for people who are capable of enjoying mayo because they are broken
― qualx, Sunday, December 13, 2015 11:59 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

^ evidence of bodhisattva-like compassion in industrial quantities
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Monday, December 14, 2015 12:18 AM (11 hours ago)Bookmark

I love ketchup! My entire post about ketchup was me talking about coming to grips with the fact that I love the condiment equivalent of Coca-Cola.
I did trip over the cat this morning, but I think that was more shin contact, and yeah, he had it coming.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, December 14, 2015 8:29 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

I think this should be a ballot poll and not a radio button poll, why because a) why should ILM have all the fun, b) it might even be possible to get JCLC to cough up a ballot, and c) somewhat more accurate results. I'd even be willing to run it.
― Phlegm Snopes (WilliamC), Monday, December 14, 2015 11:34 AM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark

Mustmayostardayonnaise ftw.
― Some Pizza Grudge From Twenty Years Ago (Old Lunch), Monday, December 14, 2015 11:37 AM (31 minutes ago) Bookmark

xp DO IT WMC
― sleeve, Monday, December 14, 2015 11:39 AM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark

I think this is worth doing for larfs, but maybe with some parameters and definitions, using this thread because it ain't worth starting a nominations thread.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_condiments
This is pretty straightforward but includes dips/dipping sauces, so, add this?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dip_(food)#List_of_common_dips

Dry seasonings like furikake and shichimi, y/n? Does a condiment have to be a wet preparation for the purposes of this foolishness?

etc etc

Remarkably good for a dijon. Yes, I buy the 2 kg / $19.47 package.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81TYMzbY9CL._SY679_.jpg

Also, open it up to all condiments (wet/dry) that are commonly added at the dining table, excepting salad dressings. Always looking for new things in countdowns.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41uXFXTYRcL.jpg

Goes on just about everything. Have not tried on ice cream, but I wouldn't rule it out...

But some salad dressings double as dipping sauces, like blue cheese dressing for wings and ranch dressing for...whatever people dip in ranch dressing. Include those and exclude others?

Mustard is a tough call. Subdivided (honey mustard, dijon, yellow, brown) or all one voting category?

(Pickapeppa is fantastic.)

Guacamole can be bad if you make it like my mom makes it, equal parts mashed avocado & mayonnaise. Mayo just makes it this greasy mass of yuck.

― sedentary lacrimation (Abbott), Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:48 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ahhhhhhh waht i've never heard of that!

― jortin shartgent (harbl), Sunday, January 10, 2010 10:49 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Last year my mother-in-law was making guac for the first time for a family gathering. I stepped into the kitchen to help her, because she had her hands full with other dishes and I can handle guac reasonably well. I get down to business mashing up avocados and she says "Just let me know when you want the mayonnaise..."

xp: Tipsy, a favored party dip in my family is a package of cream cheese warmed to room temperature (and hence soft), with Pickapeppa poured over. Looks disgusting, tasted magnificent.

butter

Last year my mother-in-law was making guac for the first time for a family gathering. I stepped into the kitchen to help her, because she had her hands full with other dishes and I can handle guac reasonably well. I get down to business mashing up avocados and she says "Just let me know when you want the mayonnaise..."

― how's life

my mother-in-law puts mayo in guac too :/

guys, dips, spreads, and condiments are different things

guacamole does not belong in a discussion of best condiments
butter does not belong in a discussion of best condiments
ranch is disgusting but you could make the argument that it is as much of a condiment as a dip, though i would say it's more the latter

mayo is a condiment that some misguided people put in the non-condiment guacamole

how is butter not a condiment?

Tipsy, a favored party dip in my family is a package of cream cheese warmed to room temperature (and hence soft), with Pickapeppa poured over. Looks disgusting, tasted magnificent.

― 50 Shades of Santa (Sanpaku), Monday, December 14, 2015 1:27 PM (1 hour ago)

Yesss, I've only had this once, but it was great.

how is butter not a condiment?

― sarahell, Monday, December 14, 2015 3:03 PM (35 minutes ago)

condiments are primarily liquids that are primarily used for putting on sandwiches. butter can be both of these things but it does not satisfy the "primarily" test

technically things like salt and pepper are condiments too but people don't usually think of them as condiments so they don't count

haha what the fuck are you talking about

condiments are primarily liquids that are primarily used for putting on sandwiches

in what universe is that the definition of a condiment?!!!

maybe the sandwich thing is a little unrealistically exclusive. still feel like condiments should be liquid for the sake of the poll but obv the definition of condiments includes non liquids

e.g. butter

No spreads

Is honey a condiment

What is the definition of a spread that differentiates it from a condiment?

The only way to do the poll is to be really lenient/permissive, make the ballots big, and let the results sort themselves out.

that sounds like the talk of someone who will put anything on anything

I would taste Pickapeppa sauce on a decent vanilla ice cream, yes.

just for informational purposes

bien sûr

I'm just trying to exacerbate the chaos. Whipped cream better be included

And fire

omg not the "what is a condiment" argument again

this came up in some thread about whether or not things that go in coffee (cream, sugar etc.) should be called condiments

Chaos is right. The hot sauce situation alone is going to cause FPs to fly. Maybe I shouldn't do this.
xxp

condiments should evaporate/sublimate if used inappropriately. there'd be no reason for fear.

I say if it's something you're likely to see on a restaurant table (s + p, butter, hot sauce) then count it.

hot sauce actuated onto pancakes a good eye-burning booby trap for home alone 7

Is there a "dip appreciation" thread? I do appreciate a good dip

Cam'ron - "on fire tonight" appreciation

lol cam'ron is a total dip

i eat dijon every single day, except weekends

condiments are primarily liquids that are primarily used for putting on sandwiches. butter can be both of these things but it does not satisfy the "primarily" test

― k3vin k., Monday, December 14, 2015 3:43 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

feel like there are all kinds of chutneys and relishes and pickles that are definitely condiments that are not liquids

Mustard also not really a liquid. And mayo better count!

i feel like the liquid test is satisfied if you can put it in a bottle and squeeze it out. mustard, relish, and mayonnaise are in. spray butter does not count

nb i am making up these rules as i go along tho i feel strongly that butter is not a condiment

yea i can get with that

i am thinking of like, indian chutneys and pickles mostly, where are certainly condiments but you can't squeeze that out of a bottle

or really any types of pickles, don't have to be indian, are those condiments? thai chiles that sit a vinegar bath and that you spoon onto your food?

Oxford

condiment /ˈkɒndɪm(ə)nt/ noun

1. A substance such as salt, mustard, or pickle that is used to add flavour to food.

2. (especially North American English) a sauce, etc. that is used to give flavour to food, or that is eaten with food

Late Middle English: from Latin condimentum ‘spice, seasoning’, from condire 'to pickle'.

Pickle has a much narrower definition for most Americans, usually just salt or vinegar pickled cucumbers. If only they'd join me in celebrating:

http://www.mizkan.co.uk/media/Branston-1922-cheese-and-pickle-sandwich-June-13-508x300.jpg or http://www.indiandukaan.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/370x370/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/w/wwwwwwwwwwwwww.jpg.

http://condimentpacket.com/

Butter not a condiment, salt obv definitively a condiment, what's the fuckin problem here

i take strong exception to the notion that mustard is just one condiment. i have twelve mustards in my fridge, and only one mayo.

Would throw cautious support behind a three-mustard ticket

that chinese-style mustard that you drizzle on fried rice and whatnot completely rules, too, IMHO. and then there's wasabi