aioli
noun
ai·o·li
(ˌ)ī-ˈō-lē 
(ˌ)ā-
: a mayonnaise flavored with garlic and sometimes other ingredients (such as red pepper)
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Detroit paced the Central for almost the entire season … only to trip over itself, fall down a flight of stairs coated in aioli, and land on a whoopee cushion in front of its crush.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Expect high-end snacks like Larson’s crab toast with brown butter aioli and pickled fresno or his butterbean hummus.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Snacks include crispy lake perch with whitefish tonnato, prawns with Campari aioli, and smoked mackerel with pretzels and mustard zabaglione.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
It will be served as a platter with couscous, aioli, and a slice of lemon.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Expect high-end snacks like Larson’s crab toast with brown butter aioli and pickled fresno or his butterbean hummus.
—Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
Snacks include crispy lake perch with whitefish tonnato, prawns with Campari aioli, and smoked mackerel with pretzels and mustard zabaglione.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
It will be served as a platter with couscous, aioli, and a slice of lemon.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Aioli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aioli. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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