But there is one store-bought mayo that nearly every professional chef and in-the-know food lover keeps in their chill chest: Kewpie. This Japanese brand has long been the secret weapon of the ...

It's no secret that we here at The Takeout have been a big fan of Kewpie mayo for years now, which is why we've taken a keen interest in its meteoric rise in popularity throughout the 2020s.

“I was walking around and I thought of the chorus bit in my head,” Sandwith says now of the origin of “Smoko.” “I was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty good, I should try and remember tha ...