Is it OK to eat french fries with mayonnaise? According to American cultural norms, ketchup reigns supreme. Mayonnaise is just, well, sort of French. And in a capital whose House of Representatives has officially done away with french fries (renaming them freedom fries after Franco-American relations soured during the run-up to the Iraq war), it seems that the continental custom of eating frites with mayo would have to be practiced in the attic, hidden from tomato-loving condiment fans who dominate fried food culture.

Well friends, mayo is back, whether you like it or not. And in some places, it’s the only way to go.