What ingredient gives vlaamse mayonnaise that special kick?
I love Dutch frites, and I particularly like the Flemish Frite Saus called vlaamse mayonnaise that they serve at the Frite shop called VleminckX Sausmeesters on Veotboogstraat (just one block off Kalverstraat, the main walking street down the center of Amsterdam).
What gives it that special kick. It's a bit more tart than American mayonnaise.
Best Answer
Frietsaus is just a special mayonnaise
Commercially it is lower in fat than plain mayonnaise
It has oil, starch (replaces extra oil), whole egg yolk, whole mustard seed, sugar, distiled vinegar, and lemon juice
So the kick is just the extra acid (vinegar and lemon juice), the bite from the whole seed mustard, mixed into a lite sauce, not a heavy greasy mayo
BTW: VleminckX Sausmeesters is just a touristy thing, there are plenty of shops in Holland that serve great fries
Personally I think that potatoes from Europe are a bit plain compared to many other continents/countries. the best I have had are from Fiji, the warm humid conditions make excellent deep frying potatoes, and I suspect they lace the cooking oil with a little coconut oil too :-)
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Answer 2
Well, "vlaamse" simply means "Flemish." All I've been able to find online is sites like this one which claim that the traditional flemish mayo on fries is actually richer and less sour than the stuff we're used to, so that doesn't give us any hint as to what secret ingredients this particular recipe includes.
However, one of the standard ingredients in mayo is vinegar, which itself is a popular topping for fries in some areas. Extra vinegar would definitely give mayo a tart kick like you're describing. Think of the flavor of salt-and-vinegar potato chips... is that the same sort of kick that this mayo has?
Answer 3
It might be lemon juice as well, but you need a little bit of mustard to get the right balance, in my opinion. (although, I admit, it's been a few years since I've been to the Netherlands, and I likely haven't been to that specific restaurant)
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