Mayonnaise is just that, mayo, with just a couple ingredients. Miracle Whip is a salad dressing, says so right on the jar. Has lots of ingredients. You can get the MW taste by adding all the ingredients on the side of the jar. My one aunt had a recipe for Salad Dressing, it tasted just like MW, but it started with mayo. We only use mayo. I remember a friend being so upset a salad of hers never tasted like mine. I asked he what kind of mayo she used, she said, Miracle Whip. There you go.