>>>I grew up on Miracle Whip. Then later in the 80s I spent 3 years in Germany and developed the habit of eating mayo (the REAL kind) with my french fries. I have eaten real mayo ever since and now Miracle whip (which I loved as a kid) tastes way too tangy to me.
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>>I guess it's the tang I like and the blandness of mayo that I don't. Tastebuds are fickle things. All my life I hated broccoli, and then one day, I liked it.
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>I guess that was the day someone cooked it for you only blanched, still al dente, instead of limp and boiled to buggery.

I think that's probably absolutely true. It goes into the stir-fry last, not at the same time as everything else.