Hint: It’s a Southern staple.

There’s nothing quite like a warm, pillowy pile of scrambled eggs.

But leave it tofood-science whizAlton Brown to suggest an ingredient that manages to raise even our seasoned eyebrows.

Alton Brown

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And it’s a Southern staple no less.

Yes, everyday, ordinary mayo.

The result, he proclaims, is creamier than anything dairy alone can produce.

A plate of scrambled eggs

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Now, before you get all hot and bothered, remember thatmayonnaiseis basically eggs in another form.

(Read: emulsified yolks and oil.)

And what are scrambled eggs if not eggs and oil?

It’s a marriage made in egg heaven.

You have to admit that he’s got a point.

Oh Alton, what would we do without you?