5 min Japanese Mayonnaise Recipe (Kewpie Style Mayo) (2024)

Published: May 18, 2020 · Modified: Feb 18, 2024 by Helene Dsouza

Helene Dsouza

Authentic japanese mayo to use in your sushi as a dip or in other japanese recipes.

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

5 servings

4.7 from 14 votes

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Homemade Japanese mayonnaise is easily prepared with a few ingredients.

Gather useful tips below to get it right, including our 5-minute sushi takeaway mayonnaise recipe.

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🥚 Ingredients

You will need 5 ingredients to make this Japanese Mayo. All the US and metric measurements are found further below in the recipe card.

Egg
Sugar
Rice Vinegar — Can be substituted with a mild tasteless Vinegar such as distilled vinegar.
Salt
Oil — Plain flavored oil such as vegetable oil and sunflower oil.

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🔪 How to make Japanese Mayo?

Preparing this special mayonnaise sauce from scratch is super easy!

I show you in a quick preview below how to make it from scratch.

For detailed instructions and ingredients listed, see recipe card at the bottom of this post.

Step 1

Place all the ingredients in a measuring cup: the egg, sugar, salt, vinegar, and oil.

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Step 2

Blend with a hand blender to a smooth emulsion and consistency.

Use in other recipes or flavor to your liking. You can make it spicy too!

📖 Recipe

Japanese Mayonnaise Recipe

Authentic japanese mayo to use in your sushi as a dip or in other japanese recipes.

4.65 from 14 votes

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Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Asian, Japanese

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 5 servings

Calories: 282kcal

Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

Ingredients

▢ 1 Medium Egg *see Notes
▢ 1 Teaspoon Sugar *see Notes
▢ 2 Teaspoon Rice Vinegar *see Notes
▢ 1 Teaspoon Salt
▢ ¾ Cup Sunflower Oil or other vegetable oil

US - Metric

Instructions

Get a measuring cup to make the mayo and keep a hand blender ready.
Add whole egg, sugar, salt, vinegar and oil to the measuring cup.
Immerse the hand blender into the cup and turn it on but don't make any sudden moves. Just keep it in one place, do not move up blender stick or else the mayo won't turn out great. Literally keep it in one place!
Keep it immersed and you will notice that the mayonnaise will turn whiter and silkier over time. Blend until you are satisfied with the consistency and color. This can take about 3 minutes.
You can choose to flavor your japanese mayonnaise at the end with mustard or sriracha. Mix in well.
Store your mayonnaise in an airtight container until further use or use right away. See serving recommendations in post.

Notes

Use only warm room temperature egg, never a cold egg. A cold egg turns the mayonnaise more liquid. This is important!
We used brown sugar but you can use regular sugar too.
Substitute rice vinegar with distilled vinegar if you can't get rice vinegar.
Recipe quantity comes to 7 ounces/ 200 grams. That's about 5 servings if used in sushi and as a dip.
You can flavor your mayo. See in post for flavor ideas.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Japanese Mayonnaise Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 282Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Fat 31g48%

Saturated Fat 3g15%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 25g

Cholesterol 33mg11%

Sodium 478mg20%

Potassium 12mg0%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 48IU1%

Calcium 5mg1%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

📜 Variations

To make a spicy sriracha mayonnaise, add 1 Teaspoon sriracha sauce to the mayonnaise at the end, when the mayo is silky smooth and white.

For a mustard mayonnaise, add ½ Teaspoon of Dijon mustard or your favorite mustard paste or powder, to the other ingredients before you make the mayo sauce.

I also love to make curry flavored mayonnaise.

🥣 Uses

Japanese are crazy about their mayo! They add it to all kinds of foods.

The most popular use for this mayonnaise is in sushi. Yes, there is mayo in your sushi!

Fill a soft squeeze bottle with your homemade mayonnaise and add about 1 tablespoon worth into your sushi before you roll it up.

Kani salad is also prepared with Japanese mayonnaise. It's a surimi based salad.

The condiment is also great as a dip with Japanese fried chicken (karaage) and conventional french fries.

Mayonnaise is also used in hibachi sauces, such as in a yum yum sauce.

You can use it as a dressing too, the same way you would use any other mayonnaise.

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🍱 Storing

Store the sauce in a squeezable airtight bottle or any other airtight container with a lid.

Keep it away from exposed oxygen (hence why in a container with lid) or else it loses its beautiful silky white texture and turns almost translucent (and that doesn't look that great).

You can keep your mayo in the fridge for up to 1–2 days before it goes bad.

It's better to make fresh may whenever you need it.

💭 FAQs

Is Japanese Mayo gluten-free?

Yes, homemade Japanese mayonnaise can be gluten-free if you use the right ingredients. Your vinegar shouldn't contain malt. Check ingredient labels, they shouldn't contain wheat.

How to make Japanese mayo from regular mayo?

Add about 1 Teaspoon rice vinegar and ½ Teaspoon sugar to ¾ cup (200 grams) of store bought American mayonnaise and combine.

What to use instead of rice vinegar?

You can use plain distilled vinegar instead of rice vinegar. Although, it tastes way better with rice vinegar.

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