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What is a big internal debate within a fandom or hobby you are a part of that outsiders probably wouldn't care about? (lemmy.world)

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In the Lord of the Rings fandom there's a persistent debate whether balrogs, or Durin's Bane specifically, have wings. The text in Fellowship is ambiguous whether what it is describing are literal wings or something else wing-like.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 43 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Cooking:

Aioli is made with oil and no egg. If it includes egg, it is a mayonnaise.

Many people just call everything "aioli" these days, even if it's technically a mayonnaise.

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 11 points 10 hours ago

In my experience, people will put garlic in mayo and call it aioli.

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think that's an internal debate, I think everyone who understands about the topic knows the difference between aioli and garlic mayo. It's people from outside that use the wrong term, so not really an internal debate.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 8 hours ago

That's not been my experience. I think a lot of people feel like it's lesser to call their dip a mayonnaise, so they call it an aioli. Especially at restaurants.

[–] falcunculus@jlai.lu 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

How does one get the emulsion started without egg or mustard ?

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Emulsion between oil and garlic.