While watching an episode of Diary of a Foodie on the new Gourmet website, I came across a very interesting sandwich.
The magazine's editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, was making The Max Special, a sandwich with peanut butter, mayonnaise, and pimento-stuffed olives. At first I thought, "gross!" Then I realized if Ms. Reichl is eating this sandwich, it must be pretty darn delicious. I plan on making one to see how it tastes.
What do you think? Would you eat this peanut butter, mayonnaise, and pimento-stuffed olive sandwich?
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It would make me gag no matter what lol, because I have a peanut allergy! But anyway, it does sound gross...
1Well I voted other but it didn't record. Anyway, I'm not a mayo fan I'm a Miracle Whip girl, so could I change it up a bit? Then I'd try it.
2Sorry my screen showed different before.
3ewwwww.... yuck
4Ugh...disgusting!
5When I was younger, and we ran out of Jelly, my Mom would make us PB and Miracle Whip sandwiches. Those were actually pretty good. I guess I would try it.
6This seems a bit out there, but in the name of research I say we get the ingredients and have a little taste test!
7I might. I have come to realize that fresh peanut butter is both sweet and savory. I actually have been having fresh ground peanut butter with a slice of cheddar cheese or stilton on wasa crisp. It's slightly sweet and salty and just yummy. So the olives, mayo and PB might actually work. Chicken satay with PB sauce works.
8I think I would have to be starving!
9Hate olives, not a fan of mayo... no thanks!
10i would try it....
dont have to like everything, but have to try everything in my book.....
11Olives alone give me the gag reflex. Ugh.
12I love cream cheese and green olive sandwiches so I would probably like this as well!
13I voted no, but really, I'll try anything once. It's the mayo that throws me off here; I can't stand the stuff.
14I prefer green olives in a martini.
15ewwww..............reminds me of the hors d'ouevres my Mom used to put out. Peanut butter and relish on crackers. Bleh!
16Maybe without the pb...
17NEVER...mayonnaise and green olives are two of the foods I hate most.
I love peanut butter though. I always liked a peanut butter and banana sandwich when I was younger.
18Peanut butter is the food of the devil child. Disgusting!!!
19Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
20I would actually give this a shot. I really like peanut butter and pimento olives, and I could see them complementing each other. Mayo.. not a huge fan anymore (high cholesterol). Bring it on!
21Ummm...sounds interesting to say the least. The ingredients don't sound very appetizing...mayo and peanut butter don't exactly sound like a good combo, but I'm willing to try. I won't knowck it 'til I try it!
22Actually, I think the flavors would compliment each other!
23ooops, typo!
24knowck = knock
I would eat that right now. salty salty salty.
25I think there's something off-putting about peanut butter and mayo, together...anyone else agree?
26I HATE mayonnaise, so this definitely sounds gross to me. I'm curious now though so maybe one day when I'm bored I'll experiment with peanut butter and olives.
27I'd taste it...but I know I wouldn't like it. a tiny tiny tiny little bite. I love peanut butter (LOVE LOVE LOVE) but I HATE mayo and I'm not a fan of the olives with the pimentos. I'm actually more grossed out about the mayo than the olives.
28I love olives and pb - but add the mayo and smoosh them together, ick. Just not something I can touch. :/
29one night when my mom was out of the house, my dad made "dinner." it was pb, mayo and tomato sandwiches. we had no choice bu to eat them b/c we were kids. it wasn't too bad! i'm not brave enough to try it as an adult.
30Omg! I have never heard of anyone else making these sandwiches. My mother "discovered" them when she was pregnant with me, and she got me hooked on them as a kid. They're sweet and creamy and salty and so good.
31I remember reading about this sandwich in Reichl's book - and I was grossed out then! She had an interesting food childhood, that's for sure... And I'm so scared of this sandwich!
32I dislike olives, so no, I wouldn't put this near my mouth.
33I would try it but ewwwww I bet it doens't taste too good!
34I would try it.
35How can anyone say that peanut butter is the food of the devils child? It is the most perfect tasting thing ever....it can go with chocolate, on top of ice cream, on crackers, with apples....ANYTHING I don't know if I would ever try more than one bit of this sandwich. I could definitely see a pregnant lady craving random crap like this!
36Nope, but green olive and cream cheese sandwiches are the dog's tuxedo
37I don't like olives, so it's a no for me all the way.
38I love olives and peanut butter but not together. I don't like the taste of mayo at all.
39I absolutely hate olives, so that's a deal breaker for me.
40Yum, PLEASE do the taste-test! I'm dying to know how it tastes and too afraid to try it myself. However, I have had peanut butter stuffed jalepenos, and those were good.
41I'd definitely try it. I love all those ingredients separately, and I think peanut butter lends itself quite well to savory flavors.
42thats gross
43Uh, I know that there must be some pregnant women out there who think this sandwich sounds very, very tasty, lol
44come on, pb food of the devil child?
Peanut butter is so good. It helps stave off hunger.
45umm i absolutely LOVE both green olives and pb....but just the thought of mayo makes me wanna throw up! ughh oil and eggs= GROSS. not to mention any nutrition it might have it waayyy outweighed by how fattening and full of cholesterol....it even LOOKS like when they bring out fat on talk shows to show how much people have lost and stuff...im about to head to my fridge and try just olives and pb. my green olives are sun dried tomato stuff, but ill report back anyways (ill just take them out).
46umm. i have to say that this is actually REALLY good. i omitted the mayo, but after putting a little pb on an olive, i liked it so much that i made half a sandwich with it on toasted wheat. next time i wont toast it though.
47love ruth reichl...the look of this sandwich not so much. but for her, i'd give it a try.
48ughh...the next time I drink too much and need to throw up but can't, I will just think of sinking my teeth into this crap and it'll all work itself out.
49Sounds about right kitson! I really like all the components to this sandwich, but as a whole, they sound gross. I'm not trying this!
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