# Mayonnaise on The No Agenda Show

Mayonnaise comes up in 4 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2008 to May 2025.

- **Chapters:** 4
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** May 2008 – May 2025
- **Related topics:** [French Fries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/french-fries.md), [Amsterdam](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amsterdam.md), [Architecture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/architecture.md), [Belgium](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/belgium.md), [Breakfast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/breakfast.md), [Civil War](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/civil-war.md), [Cookbooks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cookbooks.md), [Decoration Day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/decoration-day.md), [Ice Cream](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ice-cream.md), [Memorial Day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/memorial-day.md)

## Chapters 1–4 of 4

### Memorial Day History, Black History Course Claims

- **Episode:** [1768: Queer The Deal](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1768-queer-the-deal.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-29
- **Time:** 2:07:10–2:12:20
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1768-queer-the-deal/chapter/memorial-day-history-black-history-course-claims.md

A discussion on the origins of Memorial Day contrasted traditional views with claims from a social media "Black History" teacher. The teacher asserted that formerly enslaved people created the holiday, originally called Decoration Day, to honor Union veterans. She also made the unusual claim that ice cream was made with mayonnaise before being improved by Black creators, a statement the hosts found dubious.

Keywords: [memorial day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/memorial-day.md), [decoration day](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/decoration-day.md), [civil war](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/civil-war.md), [ice cream](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ice-cream.md), [mayonnaise](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mayonnaise.md)

### Dutch Breakfast Traditions and Mayonnaise on Fries

- **Episode:** [559: Tech Surge](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/559-tech-surge.md)
- **Published:** 2013-10-24
- **Time:** 4:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/559-tech-surge/chapter/dutch-breakfast-traditions-and-mayonnaise-on-fries.md

A discussion of Dutch morning habits reveals that tea is the traditional breakfast drink, while coffee is reserved for a specific "coffee time" between 10:00 and 11:00 AM. Traditional breakfast items include bread with butter, Nutella, or chocolate sprinkles known as "hagelslag" (referred to as jimmies). The conversation shifts to the cultural difference of eating french fries with mayonnaise or garlic aioli rather than ketchup.

Keywords: [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [amsterdam](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/amsterdam.md), [tea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tea.md), [breakfast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/breakfast.md), [mayonnaise](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mayonnaise.md), aioli

### Executive Producer Donations, Belgian French Fries Anecdote

- **Episode:** [281: Escape from Madrid](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/281-escape-from-madrid.md)
- **Published:** 2011-02-24
- **Time:** 25:01–28:02
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/281-escape-from-madrid/chapter/executive-producer-donations-belgian-french-fries-anecdote.md

Baron Steven Pelsmachers is thanked for a $500 donation. This leads to a story about the Belgian origin of french fries and the local custom of eating them with mayonnaise, including a personal anecdote from 1972 at the Zandvoort car races. The "Value for Value" funding model is emphasized.

Keywords: steven pelsmachers, [belgium](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/belgium.md), [french fries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/french-fries.md), [mayonnaise](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mayonnaise.md), [value for value](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/value-for-value.md)

### Architectural Books, European Snack Culture

- **Episode:** [29: The Zen "Offer"](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/29-the-zen-offer.md)
- **Published:** 2008-05-03
- **Time:** 23:15–26:36
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/29-the-zen-offer/chapter/architectural-books-european-snack-culture.md

The "Cool Restaurants" and "Cool Hotels" book series by Taschen (Taneu) provide architectural inspiration and dining recommendations for cities like Amsterdam and New York. Observations on European snack culture note the regional preference for eating french fries with mayonnaise in Holland and Belgium, or vinegar in the United Kingdom. These local habits are often viewed as unusual by American tourists accustomed to ketchup.

Keywords: taschen, [architecture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/architecture.md), [french fries](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/french-fries.md), [mayonnaise](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mayonnaise.md), [cookbooks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cookbooks.md)

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