Do you eat classic potato salad made with mayo or German potato salad made with mustard?

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Do you eat classic potato salad made with mayo or German potato salad made with mustard?

July 4, 2007

I often find it hard to choose between making a classic potato salad with mayo or making a mustard based German potato salad. The mayo based is like comfort food - it is so familiar. I also really enjoy the tang of the mustard based one and it contains a lot less fat and a bit less calories.

And you, I am curious which you prefer?

Poll Potato Salad

64 Comments

lms 5 years 45 weeks

I put mayonaise and mustard in it.

krEnElk 5 years 46 weeks

i HATE potato salad . . . YUCK!

sassypamela 5 years 46 weeks

um german potato salad is vinegar based. but I love the southern style with eggs, mustard, mayo, vidalias and celery. YUM!

beatlegirl 5 years 46 weeks

The German Potato Salad with Mustard is Pennsylvania German, aka Pennsylvania Dutch, or the Amish, as tourists call them. Mustard is base in the potato salad, but it usually contains a little mayo and vinegar too. It can also contain hard boiled eggs. The German style is very popular here in PA. You can buy it in giant buckets at the grocery store, but most families around here have a recipe that has floated down the German side. There are so many yummy PA German recipes. One PA German recipe that is a good summer side dish but seriously full of fat is spinach with bacon made with a sauce out of the bacon grease and vinegar!! It sounds super disgusting I'm sure, but it always goes fast at my dinners and picnics! It's incredibly yummy!

discocactus 5 years 46 weeks

I sometimes feel like the only person who hates the taste and texture of creamy side dishes or overly sauced up food (like Quiznos subs). Any of those creamy-type dishes from the deli never appealed to me, nor did the classic green bean casserole. Yuck. Deviled eggs are delicious though. Go figure.

tlaralou 5 years 46 weeks

i made one from a recipe called "french potato salad" recently that was delicious. no mayo. a bit of dijon, champagne vinegar, olive oil, parsley, dill and basil. delish!

hollygo4405 5 years 46 weeks

I use fat free italian dressing instead of mustard or mayo

sil2op 5 years 46 weeks

Mustard!I've never heard of it referred to as German Potato Salad, around here it's called Southern Potato Salad :)

carbizkate 5 years 46 weeks

Eeeeeeeew....I hate potato salad!

AmyLyn 5 years 46 weeks

Love, love LOVE german potato salad! I've never had mustard in mine, it's more a vinegar base, I love when it's served warm and the celery and onions have a bit of crunchy to them. YUM!

pixelhaze 5 years 46 weeks

Ive never had either. The mayo one looks kinda disgusting, to be honest, like mush. The German one looks like it's really good. However I am not a mustard fan, and I love mayo. So I dont know.

queencessjosie 5 years 46 weeks

I've had both and a combination of both. I honestly like mayo potato salad. My mom cooks great though so I'd take either.

Hope 5 years 46 weeks

The classic!

susanec 5 years 46 weeks

I don't like mayo or mustard (never have) but love potatoes. I typically take onion roasted ones to BBQs.

aras8218 5 years 46 weeks

I gotta have mayo and i like a lot of eggs.

meganekko 5 years 46 weeks

mustard is my favourite condiment so it's surprising that i've never had German potato salad... i must try!

Pinkgirl88 5 years 46 weeks

not a potato salad fan... i love pasta salad though (I wish that i didn't)

Cadet 5 years 46 weeks

I've always been a big fan of vinaigrette instead of either mustard or mayonaise.

ilovefab4 5 years 46 weeks

I hate to break it to you, but German potato salad is not necessarily mustard-based, but vinegar-based, and is served warm. I live in probably the most German city in the U.S. Anywho, I love mustard style, but it has to have a little mayo in it still.

POPSUGAR Fitness 5 years 46 weeks

I love that you are all fired up about potato salad. In my "German" style potato salad I use vinegar, olive oil and grainy mustard. Kind of like this recipe: German Style Potato Salad. I will post my potato salad soon and am happy to hear from all of you!!!!