UPDATE: April 16, 2018 at 3:30 p.m.
The people have spoken: Mayochup is officially coming to the U.S. It might be called something else, though.
Last week, Heinz let Twitter fans vote on whether or not to bring the mayo-ketchup condiment to the States, promising that if 500,000 fans voted 'yes', the sauce would be in stores. When the poll closed, 55 percent of voters were in favor, with a total of 511,880 votes.
Since then, Heinz has confirmed the sauce is happening, and is continuing to get fans involved by taking name suggestions on Twitter. The company hasn't yet announced yet when Mayochup will be in stores, but you can bet we'll have our fries ready and waiting.
UPDATE: April 12, 2018 at 12:01 p.m.
Yesterday, the existence of Mayochup was revealed, and fry lovers everywhere rejoiced. Heinz took notice, and now their Middle Eastern mayonnaise-meets-ketchup condiment may be coming stateside.
In a tweet posted by Heinz Ketchup US, the company put the decision into the hands of customers. "Want #mayochup in stores? 500,000 votes for yes and we'll release it to you saucy Americans," the tweet reads.
As of publication, the poll had 455,278 votes, 55 percent in favor of the creation and 45 percent saying "nah, I'll make my own." If you haven't yet voted, do your civic duty and get to Twitter ASAP. Our fries depend on it!
ORIGINAL POST: April 11, 2018 at 1:23 p.m.
Mayonnaise and Ketchup are two of the best condiments known to man. Fact. And anyone who says otherwise is obviously wrong.
When it comes to these two staples of the modern man's diet, there's only one brand that does it right, and that's Heinz.
But now the brand is confusing the internet with a hybrid of the two sauces, that they are calling 'Mayochup'. Clever.
You see, mixing mayonnaise and ketchup is hardly anything new, and everyone has done it at some point in their lives (read: at least once a week), so why did Heinz feel the need to create a whole new thing? Surely that's peak laziness, people?
Some people feel vindicated by the endorsement of what is sometimes a controversial mash-up:
And then there's the school of thought that feels like we already have something just like this on sale here anyway.
Currently you can buy the sauces online in the Middle East, from The Sultan Centre and Margin Fresh, for around $3-$4 (plus a whole load of shipping charges, obvs).
No word yet on whether Heinz U.S. plans to bring Mayochup to our fine shelves. We'll just have to stick with mixing it ourselves for the time being, then.
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