A foodstuff in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion of the mayonnaise type, comprising an edible oil or fat in an amount of from 55 up to less than 75%, an emulsifier in an amount of up to 10%, an edible acid, and water, and, optionally, additional ingredients selected from sugar or sweetener, salt and other taste improving ingredients, none of said additional ingredients having a stabilizing and/or thickening fuctionality, the viscosity of the emulsion being comprised between 5 and 40 Pa.s.