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You won't get the same flavour. Mayonnaise is soy based and sour cream is milk based. But if you're desperate and don't care about the flavour then by all means, replace away.

And yes I know I spelled 'flavour" wrong by American standards, but I'm British and that's how you spell it in Britain.

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Yes sour cream can be a replacment for mayonnaise, but it will change the taste of what ever you are making. If you dont care about the taste and a desperate enough go right ahead! ;)

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