Japanese mayonnaise has taken the world by storm in recent years, with Kewpie mayo specifically leading the charge. The different recipe in Japanese mayo creates a similar yet and might even make you see mayonnaise in a whole new light. However, the Kewpie takeover doesn't mean that the sauce is available all across America yet.
And while , many are cursed to miss out. Luckily for them, even if Japanese mayonnaise isn't available at their local grocery store, a homemade alternative is not hard to make and can satisfy your craving for Japanese mayo. To find out more, The Takeout spoke to Namiko Hirasawa Chen, creator of the popular food blog , to discuss a way to enjoy the taste of Japanese mayonnaise without actually having to find it on your store shelves.
As a result, Chen was kind enough to explain that it only takes two additional ingredients to transform your favorite Western mayonnaise into a condiment that tastes just like the Japanese variation. How to emulate Japanese mayo at home If you've tried Japanese mayo before, you'll know that the one thing that differentiates it from the American variant is its sweetness. So, to make your American mayonnaise achieve a similar level of sweetness, you should add sugar and to the condiment.
While sugar isn't present in most Japanese mayonnaise recipes that are made from scratch, its presence in relation to the rice vinegar will give your mayo the distinctly sweeter taste that you are looking for. Chen explained how to get these.
