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JUNE 11, 2008 10:28AM

Resident Tastemaker: Guacamayo

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Did you ever wish that you had your finger on the pulse of hip, young America? Remember when suddenly everything was chipotle-flavoured a few years ago and you had no idea what that meant? Do you have trouble distinguishing between the passé and ironic revivals of the passé? Well Painfully Suburban's new feature, Resident Tastemaker, is here to help you appropriate the trends before they're even trends at all. Resident Tastemaker will lay it on the line, predicting what's up and coming in the world of culture.

Today's installment: Guacamayo. Inspired by (and sharing its name with) the Spanish word for macaw, guacamayo will be this season's hottest new condiment. As illustrated above in equation form, guacamayo is made by combining the creamy goodness of guacamole (guaca-) with the creamy goodness of mayonnaise (-mayo), creating a super-rich "supercondiment" appropriate for a variety of culinary situations:

" This Dagwood sandwich on focaccia is dry and unappetising. I'm so scared confused. This should be something I love!"

"Do you have any avocados and mayonnaise?"

"But of course!"

" Then don't let's fret. We can make guacamayo. That will make all our problems go away."

While guacamayo-making will start off as a cottage industry, as its popularity increases, high-end grocery stores will begin selling pre-made guacamayo in bright packaging featuring a macaw motif, a nod to the trendsetters who had been aboard the guacamayo wagon since the beginning. The public's insatiable appetite for guacamayo will cause severe shortages of plain mayonnaise and guacamole, so those who prefer them in their uncombined form are advised to stock up before the guacamayo trend reaches its apex.

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Mayo is a great base for a world of tasty sandwich spread and dressing possibilities. Next time you are searing a hunk of Ahi or doing any kind of grilled bounty of the sea, try your hand at mixing up some wasabi mayo... dee-lish!
Mmm...that sounds good, Lonnie. One of the restaurants where I worked years ago "buttered" their bread with mayo when making grilled sandwiches, and they turned out fantastic.
Here in Texas, it's not an uncommon practice for some less-discerning Mexican restaurants and fast food chains to use mayo as a means to cut, or stretch traditional guacamole by using less avocado in the recipe.
Tasty and cost effective?! Miracle Whip's got nothin' on guacamayo!
I prefer plain yogurt in my guac. Also, I'm pretty sure macaws are guacamayas, rather than guacamayos. Sorry to be a pill. ;(
As long as it was real mayo, and not Miracle Whip.

Did you know that the Kraft people call the category that includes mayo, Miracle Whip etc. "viscous"? Mmm.

by the way another great mayo app - 2 parts dijon to 1 part mayo. fry handful of capers in touch of olive oil for 2 minutes, minimal oil, mix in dijon and may til warm serve over broiled steak
You know I always have your back, Dan. After all, I drove all over Colorado for you. Yet, I must disagree with this new tastemaking trend. Guacamole should have neither sour cream, mayonnaise, or yogurt in it. Mayo plus guac equals cheap Meican drive-through, usually with a _berto's ending its name. Avocado, lime, garlic, chopped tomatoes, jalapenos, serranos, cilantro, and salt.

I will forgive you this one transgression as my ascot is quite fetching though challenging to coordinate with hotel sheets.
I had a boyfriend who acted as if liking mayonnaise was a severe character flaw. He isn't the only person I have known who seemed troubled by the fact that there are mayo lovers in the world. What is it about this creamy, rich spread that inspires such ugliness???
Although I use jarred mayonnaise, I do think it's on the gross side. The preservatives "they" put in there to keep it from spoiling are almost nuclear. Oh, I'm sorry nucular. Now homemade is a whole other condiment, put egg yolks and lemon juice in a blender, mix well (frappe'?) and then add a thin steady stream of olive oil until it emulsifies. Yum. Of course, it keeps for like ten seconds and since I'm not Martha, I use the jarred (head hanging in shame here).
P-F,

The first step is admitting you have a problem...

Even Martha isn't MARtha. Talk to her gardenerS.
I sorta dig Martha. Her and that celadon pottery.
i'm a little late to this thread, but kinda reminds me of a mr. show episode. "Let's get the Hell outta here!"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8OuPEubf-UY
LOL! the picture is so funny..