Peanut Butter And Mayo Sandwiches Are Apparently A Thing And The Internet Is Flipping Out

Oct 05, 2018

Beyond good ol’ peanut butter and jelly, uses of peanut butter continue to get stranger. Most of us have heard of peanut butter and banana – Elvis Presley’s favorite sandwich.

Some have seen hamburgers and hotdogs featuring peanut butter.

But a peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich? While this may sound like a joke or prank, peanut butter and mayonnaise has been trending on social media lately.

Some are in favor of the strange combination, while others are very much opposed. The debate rages fiercely on all sides.

Believe it or not, you can trace the peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich traces its origin all the way back to the Great Depression when it was an affordable and calorie-dense option for folks down on their luck.

Amazingly, the peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich even surpassed peanut butter and jelly in some local areas.

A Facebook page promoting peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches displays a pairing of Hellman’s mayo with Skippy peanut butter, apparently the preferred brand combo for a number of connoisseurs.

The sandwich tends to be more popular in the South, with peanut butter and mayonnaise fans from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina recounting their experiences with the sandwich.

Frequently featuring bananas as well as the peanut butter and mayonnaise, these sandwiches formed part of the culinary memories of many Southern residents.

One South Carolinian chef even discussed adding a menu item to his restaurant consisting of a hot peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich fresh off the griddle.

If you check the website of peanut butter maker JIF, you can find a recipe for a Peanut Butter BLT. This sandwich consists of peanut butter, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes and either mayo, ranch or any other mayo-based salad dressing.

The peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich may sound shocking, but people have been adding mayonnaise to a number of non-traditional sandwiches.

For example, star cooks Jeff Mauro and Martha Stewart are known for using mayonnaise when making grilled cheese sandwiches.

It’s a testament to how popular mayonnaise is that people can’t seem to resist putting it on just about every food item.

The internet as a whole is sharply divided as to whether peanut butter and mayonnaise is utterly disgusting or utterly delicious.

Naysayers say that the combination is completely gross, while those who love it say it’s one of their all time favorites.

You can find mayonnaise in all sorts of foods that most people would say it has no business being.

But it’s just home cooks who are getting creative with mayo.

Celebrity chef Alton Brown has used mayonnaise in the place of oil or butter when finishing a premium cut steak.

And you can find an ice cream store in the UK where you’re able to order mayonnaise-flavored ice cream.

The one thing you can count on is that mayonnaise will continue to divide us between the lovers and the haters.

And the lovers will continue to use mayonnaise in all sorts of strange combinations.

We love mayo just as much as the next Joe does, but Peanut Butter & Mayo Sandwiches just feels like taking it a step too far! What do you think? Have you ever tried this combo? Let us know!

And don't forget to pass this on to your family and see what they think about this bizarre delicacy.