There’s something quietly defiant about making your own mayonnaise. It takes five minutes, a handful of ordinary ingredients, and just enough patience to build an emulsion the old-fashioned way. No preservatives. No mystery oils. Just egg, lemon, salt, and a slow drizzle of oil transforming into something thick and luminous. Once you taste real homemade mayonnaise, the jar from the grocery store feels like a compromise you no longer need to make.