Kewpie Mayonnaise (Japanese Mayo)

by Kewpie

• Ingredients: Vegetable oil, egg yolk, vinegar, salt, monosodium glutamate, spices contains egg.
• Net wt: 500g
• Product of Japan

Product Description

Kewpie Mayonnaise is the most popular mayonnaise of Japan. First made in 1925 and sold in glass jars it is a yellowier, richer, more creamy and flavoursome mayonnaise than the standard British types. It is made with rice vinegar, instead of distilled vinegar, to make it especially complimentary to Japanese cuisine. It has probably been tried in absolutely every Japanese cooked savoury dish.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000W5JAXQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,141 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #25 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Pantry Staples > Condiments, Pickles & Relishes > Mayonnaise

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Accept No Substitute March 9, 2011

By Pete Sapadin

Amazon Verified Purchase

If you've never had Japanese Mayonnaise, then you have never lived. Ask any Japanese person, and they will tell ya about it. Much better than the American version. Comes in a squeeze bottle with a small opening so you can draw perfect little designs of Japanese Mayo goodness.

Once you go Kewpie, you never go back

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars It tastes awesome! December 31, 2011

By Bogi

Amazon Verified Purchase

I made spicy mayo at home and it tasted awesome. My only problem with the product is that once you open it the fridge shelf life is only a couple of months. In a small household it is impossible to use it all. The good thing is that it probably has less preservatives...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this, but I didn't. April 3, 2013

By Seester

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It's fun to try new things. A couple of years ago, I bought a Whole Foods gift basket from Amazon, and it had the most delicious jar of mustard in it. I never had a mustard "wow" me before, but that one did. I finally tried sriracha sauce this year, and I really like it. I was hoping to at least like this Kewpie Mayonnaise. I did not. It does have a definite egg taste to it... but it also had just the least bit of a sour or tangy tone to it, which was off-putting enough for me to finally discard the bottle after a few weeks. I tried it on sandwiches and in different salads (green salads, chicken salad, etc). I didn't find anything that tasted good when this was added to it. Each time, I thought "I wish I had used regular mayonnaise". However, the container is pretty cool. Very thin-feeling plastic bottle, and the product comes out well, spreads well. I just thought it tasted kind of yucky.