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Is Sliced Mayo Actually Hitting Shelves?

From using Stanleys as pint-sized holders to trading graham crackers for oreos in s’mores, the internet has not run short of hacks and have been on quite the roll since sliced bread. Speaking of carbs, sandwiches make up a good fraction of the food industry, whether its burgers, grilled cheeses, or meatball marinaras. The process of making any of these dishes can be tedious, but in a world that inspired sliced bread, of course, sliced condiments had to be next. Specifically, sliced mayonnaise.

Last week, Kyle Marcoux, also known as @thevulgarchef, tagged Duke’s Mayo in a video of him making a sandwich with toasted bread, tomatoes, salt, pepper, and what he wrote was Duke’s ‘slices of mayonnaise.’ Marcoux wrote in his caption, “Why spread it when you can slice it?” 

As a content creator who makes food content and mayo merch, Marcoux advertising an item like this seems like perfect marketing for Duke’s. For consumers, this would mean one less thing needing to be cleaned, but this hack seems to have the internet divided on whether sliced condiments should even be a thing.

What is sliced mayo?

Based on Marcoux’s video and what it sounds like, sliced mayo is the solid form of mayonnaise that is cut into thin, cheese-like slices. However, Japan kicked off the idea of spreadable condiments being a thing of the past a few years ago while trying to find new ways of reinventing mayonnaise. This idea sparked to create a more convenient way of using mayonnaise while still adding flavor to a toasted sandwich.

Japan’s sliced mayo is meant to be put on bread to be baked, not eaten cold like Marcoux does with his brand of mayonnaise. The comments section might have been more open to Marcoux’s sandwich if he had let the slices melt a bit. One commenter wrote, “If I ever bite into solidified mayo, I will crash out.”

Other commenters were skeptical yet intrigued about Duke’s possibly new product. Another commenter noted, “This is diabolical and I think I’m here for it?” If you are a fan of mayonnaise, and if Duke’s is not just trolling the internet, this could definitely be a game changer.

Is sliced mayo a real thing?

So far, Duke’s has not yet confirmed or denied the product Marcoux used to shake up the internet. He ends his caption with, “These mayo slices are not a real product – just a little fun we cooked up with @dukes_mayonnaise.”

 For now, sliced mayo might just be a clever internet stunt, but for all we know, it could be hitting shelves this time next year if fans really push for it. Here’s hoping!

Faith Harper is a content writer for Howard University's Her Campus chapter, where she covers various topics including on-campus life, entertainment, culture, television, movies, and wellness.

In addition to her role at Her Campus, Faith serves as the supervising producer for the News Department at Spotlight Network at Howard University. In this capacity, she oversees team members within the news sector, guiding them in the process of identifying and crafting stories, managing pre and post-production tasks, and communicating necessary resources to the executive producer. Faith has also contributed as a writer for Cover2Cover Magazine, a publication affiliated with Howard University. She is presently a junior at Howard University, pursuing a major in Journalism with a minor in Criminology.

During her leisure time, Faith loves revisiting classic movies and TV shows from the early 1990s and 2000s. Additionally, she enjoys baking new recipes with her friends and eating at her favorite pizza spot in her home city, Chicago, Leona’s. As a former Girl Scout, she takes pride in her dedication to inspiring young girls, emphasizing that the world offers boundless opportunities and wrongs for them to right.