Internet loudly rejects idea of a banana-and-mayonnaise sandwich

Dale Earnhardt Jr. turned everyone's stomachs on Tuesday afternoon by tweeting out a picture of the bizzare combination of bananas and mayo on a sandwich.

The Nascar driver, who is a longtime spokesman for mayonnaise brand Hellmann's, said he swears the unusual mashup is "delicious," despite loud skepticism from pretty much everyone else. 

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While it didn't get the most open-minded reception on the Internet, the practice of mixing unlikely ingredients with mayo is apparently a deep-rooted tradition in the South. 

According to Garden & Gun magazine, peanut butter-and-mayo sandwiches have been a Southern favorite since the Great Depression.

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It isn't the first time Earnhardt has mentioned this lunchtime oddity -- he first tried to push the sandwich on Twitter users in 2014. But it took photographic proof that he wasn't kidding to really drive the point home. 

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Appalled Twitter users were evidently not ready to take Earnhardt's word for it.

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For its part, Hellmann's appeared pleased with all the consternation and culinary discussion their brand spokesman had stirred up.

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