• dumbass@leminal.space
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    5 months ago

    That’s a soft take…

    *clears throat*

    macaroni and cheese utterly disgusting, nothing about it is appetising, the consistency of it is remarkably similar to the consistency of sewage, it smells like concentrated foot sweat and I dont know how it takes an amazing tasting product like cheese and turns it into the this horrifically vile tasting slop, but that right there is proof of Satan’s existence.

    • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      5 months ago

      I have ALWAYS hated mac and cheese. Anyone I’ve ever told this to is like “hOw CaN yOu NoT lIkE MaC aNd ChEeSe!!?? It’S aMaZiNg!!” I’m sure my dog thinks dogfood is amazing. But you don’t see me eating it.

      • dumbass@leminal.space
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        5 months ago

        My favourite line is " ohh you haven’t tried mine yet!" No I haven’t and its because I hate Mac and cheese!

        • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          It’s alright. Sometimes. I have a personal mission to try many versions of various things, and Mac & cheese is one of those dishes where everybody has their own special way of doing it. Even if it’s just a box of Kraft, nearly everyone has their own way of preparing it.

          Nearly every homemade Mac n cheese I’ve had is edible but not enjoyable.

      • dumbass@leminal.space
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        5 months ago

        Cheers! I thought it cut right to the point of who people are interacting with and hopefully they don’t take me too seriously when I say dumbass things.

    • Carl@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Leave the socks or feet out of your macaroni and cheese. It will make a world of difference. Only requires macaroni, butter, flour, milk, cheese, seasonings.

  • Mr. Satan@monyet.cc
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    5 months ago

    We do add various cheeses to our pasta and it tastes good. It’s usually just a quick and easy meal but it’s nothing special.

    Not sure how mac and cheese (not the box stuff) could be much different. Although, I’ve never had a meal that would be specifically called mac and cheese.

    • EnderMB@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      A good macaroni cheese is built from a roux, and uses several cheeses to get that flavour.

      With that being said, I don’t get why Americans lose cheese so much. It’s fine, I guess? I would much prefer most other pasta sauces over cheese, because cheese alone is just a bit bland.

      • NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
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        5 months ago

        don’t worry, you can still melt some cheese on top of the “other pasta sauces” to get the best of both worlds.

    • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      I can’t understand how non-Americans have gone their entire lives without witnessing macaroni and cheese that exists outside of Kraft.

              • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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                5 months ago

                If it’s the most popular one then it makes sense others would of course associate you with that one.

                • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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                  5 months ago

                  The most popular boxed mac n cheese, again boxed mac n cheese is not the only kind to exist.

                  That would be like associating all Ramen with ‘Top Ramen’. Does that put in perspective how wrong* what you’re suggesting is?

                  *Edit: I’m trying to be nicer.

      • Xanis@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        There is a place nearby where you can buy 5 boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese for $5. Used to be a box for $.50-75.

        When your next stubbed toe could require you to sell an organ, cheap Kraft seems perfect.

        • Hootz@lemmy.ca
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          5 months ago

          2010 Honey look, KDs on sale it’s $.50 a box 2019 Honey look, KDs on sale it’s $.50 a box 2024 Honey look, KDs on sale it’s $1.75 a box

      • luckystarr@feddit.de
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        5 months ago

        Maccaroni and cheese were really meant to be Käsespätzle but for some reason didn’t.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Make yourself some home made Mac and Cheese someday. Then make sure to burn the recipe so you can save yourself from that daily temptation.

      Edit to add, whatever you do. Don’t add chili. Real ChiliMac is a level 5 paranormal entity that will haunt you the rest of your life.

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      It’s like Oreos. I think it’s things that are cultural. You probably can’t get into it once your taste has already been shaped. But if you grew up with it, it’s different. We probably all have such things at home. Although typically not from the horrifying US big food conglomerates, which maybe makes them a bit less atrocious.

      • cevn@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        It was a lot better in the past before Epic bought Psyonix. Now enshittification is in full swing. Competitive integrity is dead. Smurfs in every queue, 30% of games. At higher levels you may deal with DDoS, Bots, or the enemy car is literally invisible. Epic simply doesn’t care about this game outside of advertising for Fortnite.

        • JargonWagon@lemmy.world
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          5 months ago

          Yup. Shit’s out of control now. Can someone just make an equally competitive car soccer game to act as a competitor?

  • Iron Lynx@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    He’s right though.

    Mac & cheese really is unimpressive. Spaghetti Carbonara is way better, even with inaccurate ingredients (e.g. using bacon instead of guanciale or even pancetta).

    Though if you do insist on making it 'Murican style, try melting the cheese into a bechamel sauce and adding some diced ham or cubed bacon. The former makes it way creamier, even if it ends up standing for a while, and the latter just adds some neat flavour and texture. Stick with ham and/or bacon, or maybe very few other things, otherwise it stops being mac & cheese imo.

    I saw a story once of someone who asked internet strangers whether they were the asshole because they hated someone’s mac & cheese. When they described what went into the stuff, it was full of added things, a quarter of which would already stop it from being mac & cheese, and half of which either conflict with each other, or are stuff which if they were the sole additive would give me a reason to nope out of the dish.

    With both mac & cheese and spaghetti carbonara, I’d say less is more.

    • LazerFX@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Max and cheese has two ingredients. Good, quality cheese melted into fresh macaroni.

      I challenge anyone to dislike that, with a good fresh salad (I like a chopped salad with a drizzle of oil and balsamic with a sprinkle of salt). The great thing is - there’s a cheese for everyone (except lactose intolerant, and what a shame for them) so this works on so many levels.