MeiYou Mayo

2 weeks ago we discovered a shopping mall in Beijing that was almost a completely Western experience. When dinner time rolled around we decided to eat at the Sizzler. I ordered the Malibu chicken sandwich. It came without any sauce on it. Most of the waitstaff speaks pretty good English, but when I asked for mayonnaise, the answer I got was ting bu dong. (I don't understand)Not knowing the Chinese word for mayo, I did my best by asking for white sauce you put on the bread. Waitress number 1 brought me whipped butter. When I said this wasn't it and showed that I know the word for butter, she brought 2 more waitresses to listen to my white sauce on bread routine. Waitress number 2 returns with tartar sauce and 7 or so more members of the waitstaff to listen to me say this isn't it. While I'm calling someone to look up mayo, they finally get the manager whom we ask if they have mayo. He replies in perfect English, "yes, of course."

For those playing at home, the Chinese word is danhuangjiang. Literally, egg yolk sauce/paste.