Coleslaw or potato salad, potato salad or coleslaw? Which do you prefer?
By Gumball
@Gumball (793)
United States
June 23, 2007 10:30pm CST
Now that it's officially summer, picnic season and backyard barbecues are in full swing.
I like coleslaw AND potato salad, but I'm picky about what I want in each. For me, to taste right, coleslaw must be made using Miracle Whip, shredded red cabbage, shredded apple, a little sugar and some shredded carrot. That's the way my mother made it and I miss it. I also miss her potato salad - also made with Miracle Whip. Cubed & peeled boiled potatoes, celery, chopped hard boiled eggs, salt & pepper, sliced red radishes, chopped green onions, cubed & chopped cucumbers, and sometimes she'd add some yellow mustard. (I liked it better without the mustard.) Every now and then, if we didn't have enough green onions, she'd cut up some diced yellow onion and put that in. There were probably other ingredients in both recipes but I don't know what they were since she never told me exactly how she made them.
So.. which do you like and how do you prefer it?
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19 responses
@meljessxena (2315)
• Australia
24 Jun 07
i dont like potato salad but my partner and rest of my like potato so we have it anyway, i like colesaw, and also pasta salad, we dont make them at home we just buy them from the supermarket, to make our lives much easier lol, or maybe just because we are lazy but they are still really nice
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@freak369 (5113)
• United States
24 Jun 07
I'd have to go with potato salad as long as it doesn't have celery in it. For me, that ruins the taste of it. Coleslaw ... mmmm, I don't like the sweet stuff and I don't like the sour stuff so if it's in the middle I'll toss a few scoops on my plate. But what about macaroni salad? That's great if it's really creamy, I can't stand the dry stuff or when people skimp on the mayo or Miracle Whip.
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@AmbiePam (91927)
• United States
24 Jun 07
I really think it depends on who makes it. Even restaurants are different. I'll eat Rib Crib's coleslaw, but I hate their potato salad. But Grandy's coleslaw tastes awful to me. So if on the same day these two were presented to me at a picnic, and they were how I perfectly liked them, I'd choose the potato salad.
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@cathiesblogg (753)
• United States
24 Jun 07
you sound like me..I just put a roast on for my lunch tomorrow..but I totally love potato salad and coleslaw..I like my potato salad with sour cream..very little onion..little mustard..duke mayo..very light mustard..dill pickles chipped..egg..cucumbers..
slaw..I make my slaw with vinegar and mayo..nice and tart..salt and pepper too..:)
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
25 Jun 07
i prefer potato salad compare to coleslaw... but i don't mind eating coleslaw as well as i am not a picky eater... i hardly eat both of them though as they are not my favourite food...
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun 07
I actually like both to but my favorite one is Potato salad and I make it myself
I have the Family receipt from my Grandmother which a lot of People wanted to know lol but I will not give it out ever as for the coleslaw as long as it is made with Mayonnaises I don't mind
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@brendalee (6082)
• United States
2 Jul 07
I don't like coleslaw at all so my answer would be potato salad. I don't make it very often because I get lazy sometimes and don't feel like peeling the potatoes.lol. I usually make a lot of macaroni salad. When I do make a potato salad I use mayo. I don't like miracle whip but I will eat it if someone else makes it with that. And I don't put much else in it either. I don't like little things in my food.lol. I will put in some shredded up eggs and a squirt of mustard and maybe some onion powder.
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@mssnow (9484)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I love cole slaw but I use mayonnaise. never did like miracle whip much. I have never used shredded apple, I'll have to give that a try. I also like potato salad. I use everything that you do except mayonnaise and never added cucumber to it. I also make a tuna macaroni salad that is good. Made with mayo, tuna, cooked macaroni. celery , olives and shredded cheese. It is really really good.
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@mummymo (23706)
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2 Jul 07
Not sure what miracle whip is honey but I love Coleslaw although I am not very keen on Potato Salad! Coleslaw has to have shredded cabbage, carrot and raw onion - apple is a nice added bonus! lol Hope you are experimenting on how to make both of these the same way as your mum did - I am sure the cherub would love to help you! xxx
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@mrrtomatoe (800)
• Canada
24 Jun 07
I usually like potatoe salad more that than coleslaw. It really just depends on how it as been prepared. Sometimes coleslaw has a sour taste from the cabbage which I don't really like of sometimes it has too much dressing. I usually like potatoe salad because I generally like potatoes and so anything added to them is an added bonus.
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Jun 07
I like coleslaw the best. I used to make it from cabbage, onions, green peppers, and carrots with Miracle Whip dressing thinned with vinegar, sugar, and a little sour cream, but there are only two of us so I buy the package at Safeway. I do make my own potato salad, which has dried mustard, green peppers, red peppers, grated carrots, dill weed or dill pickles and juice as well as Miracle whip and yogurt along with one or two hard boiled eggs. Oh and I use paprika and red cayenne pepper on both.
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@tamikotan (483)
• Philippines
24 Jun 07
What I want to eat depends on my mood. I love potatoes soo much that I can eat it everyday. I love potato salad more than coleslaw. I try to mix and match different ingredients when preparing my potato salad. I try out different brands of mayo until I get the right taste. If I feel that its okay, I then share it with my family and friends.
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