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10604525 No.10604525 [Reply] [Original]

Alright Americans, Brits, and Canadians. What's the deal with mac and cheese?
Why is it so prevalent and such a big deal for Anglos?
Tastes like a whole lot of nothing, even with stronger cheeses.
Easy to make I'll give it that, but really, why?
I'm not trying to be a smart ass here, I just want to understand, because I'm really not feeling it.

>> No.10604532

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>> No.10604535

>>10604525
huh?

>> No.10604538 [DELETED] 

People like cheese and butter.

>> No.10604550

>>10604525
>tastes like nothing
You're absolutely making it wrong if it tastes like nothing.

Start with a bechamel, stir in 2-3 types of cheese that fit your preference, and season well salt, pepper, mustard (or mustard powder), and give it some heat with paprika or cayenne. I like mine baked for a little crunch, and you can top with a little panko if you really want to emphasize the crispiness. Boxed brands are garbage, end of story.

Mac and cheese is so rich and heavy that it's an infrequent indulgence, but it's great when done right.

>> No.10604552

I am a bong and have literally have never had ''mac n cheese'' in my life, it doesn't happen here at all. I can't speak for Canada though.
It's an amerimutt thing

>> No.10604561

>>10604525
https://youtu.be/auSBOzzi95Y
try this recipe. has a lot more flavor than others I've tried, including shit like this >>10604550

>> No.10604562

>>10604552
Macaroni and Cheese is literally the national dish of Canada.

>> No.10604594
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>>10604562
>poutine
>mac and cheese

>> No.10604609

>>10604594
I went to Montreal recently and had poutine at a famous restaurant. It was absolutely disgusting. Can't imagine how there could be a worse national dish.

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>>10604561
Yeah, I'm sure that's sooooo much better than a traditional mac and cheese.

>> No.10604619

>>10604525
the advent of Kraft Dinner (not just mac and cheese, but the concept of packaging a serving of macaroni and a pouch of dry cheese concentrate) made it very easy to prepare, so a lot of harried parents who don't feel like cooking real food for their dipshit brats would make a lot of KD for their kids. Kids like it because it's fairly inoffensive, but has a hint of sweetness, and it's a "fun" food because of the stranding of the cheese.

As such it's become a nostalgic item, so sometimes adults will get it to experience their youth again, or do meme out over what they think an idylic youth would have been had their mom fed then Kraft Dinner

>>10604552
>It's an amerimutt thing
this, it's sorta popular but not super common here in Canada. Places sell it but it's markedly a kids' food.

>>10604562
kill yourself you flase-flagging 56%er retard

>> No.10604627

>>10604609
>gets a shitty poutine from a haute couture place you're expected to eat horse steak and truffles
>probably put retarded shit on it like kimchi and german sausage and duck gravy and mozzarella instead of curds because he is an amerimutt retard
>"OMG HOW CAN THEY EVEN EAT THIS, THIS ISNT LIKE THE CHILI DOGS SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TOLD ME TO EAT SO I HATE IT"
kys

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just the fact that it's abbreviated to "mac" instead of "macaroni" should tell you it's exclusively an amerimutt slop dish made by retards. the use of horrible "yellow cheese" petroleum byproducts instead of something at all natural should tip you off further that mac n cheese is for white trash and hipster garbage

see also: 'go 'za

>> No.10604639

>>10604627
No it was at a place famous for poutine retard. It was called La Banquise. And I got the classic version with only cheese curds and brown gravy. It just tastes like salt.

>> No.10604657

>>10604639
>It was called La Banquise
hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha get rekt kid

yeah m8 i live in montreal and you've been fucking had. La Banquise isn't real poutine, it's a meme for tourists to go have "gourmet poutine". it's made to impress flyovers, not actually be good. you've had your life ruined by memes. you've been fucked in the head by shitposts. you wont heal

>> No.10604665

>>10604525
Cheese tastes good and our governments have been pushing wheat for generations.

When I was a kid I love d KD and the like, now as an adult it has to be made of real cheese or it's pretty gross.

>> No.10604667

>>10604657
>when autists attempt a burn

>> No.10604673

>>10604657
What's a good place to go then for your secret local poutine? I bet it still sucks but I'm willing to try it again.

>> No.10604679

>>10604665
Yeah but I make it with real cheese, not some processed shit, and it still doesn't click.
It's probably this explanation >>10604619 why.

>> No.10604692

>>10604657
>it's a meme
>this restaurant is a meme

>> No.10604725

>>10604667
it's not a burn, I'm telling you that you have made a mistake. sorry about whatever developmental disability led you to this point in life, but not everything is a "burn" against you, sometimes you've just fucked up and have to be told as much

>>10604692
only flyovers and old people actually go to La Banquise

>>10604673
literally anywhere that doesn't charge you 200$ for it
consider how stupid you are that you went to a gourmet restaurant to have fries and gravy topped with some cheese curds

it's like going somewhere for a "gourmet hot dog", you're an idiot, my man, and being an amerimutt i doubt you'd ever like any food with cheese that isn't a whole package of kraft singles on either a raw or burnt steak

>> No.10604736

>>10604725
>autism intensifies

>> No.10604790

>>10604561
>recipe calls for food colouring
Aaaaand into the trash it goes.

>> No.10604792

>>10604725
It's a diner, it's not a gourmet restaurant. The prices were pretty reasonable. I think it was like $8 for a bowl of it.

>> No.10604804

>>10604792
>It's a diner,
no it's not, unless you went to the stupid food truck in which case your dining experience was even more of a meme

that place isn't a restaurant, it's a tourist trap

>> No.10604807

>>10604636
>natural is superior to processed in all cases
T. Luddite retard

And quality mozzarella is the crux of good chicago deep dish. You have no idea what you're talking about.

>> No.10604821
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>>10604725
>gourmet hot dog
Top Dogs in San Fran

overpriced glorified hotdogs masquerading as sausages.
Most disappointing meal ever (I expected a sausage)

So that shit on drive-in dive in and drives a year later and of course "BEST FOOD EVER"
What a fucking sack of shit

>> No.10604839

>>10604807
->mozzarella
Real deep dish is made with Kraft singles.
It's a fucking poverty dish ya dingus.

>> No.10605038

>>10604616
why would op want traditional when that clearly isn't cutting it?
>>10604790
don't put it in? the guy has kids who probably want neon orange kraft mac and cheese. cookinginrussia is based

>> No.10605108

>>10604839
>>10604807
>>10604804
cancer that is killing /ck/

>> No.10605132

>>10605108
Huh?

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>>10604525
Make your own with roux, milk, sharp cheddar, finely chopped garlic, white pepper, basil, oregano and parsley then tell me it tastes of nothing.

>> No.10605848

>Tastes like a whole lot of nothing, even with stronger cheeses
You should really be asking: "Why are my taste buds so dull", shitholer.

>> No.10605858

>>10604639
>>10604725
>says "flyovers"
I kind of doubt that you're actually from here. I've never heard a fellow Canadian use that term without it being a quote.

>> No.10605889

>>10604594
What about montreal smoked meat sandwiches?

>> No.10605898

>>10605758
that looks like a pack of bacon carbonera Sidekicks

>> No.10605907

>>10605858
agreed
that is a US term

>> No.10605917

>>10604525
It's really not that big of a deal; just something most people ate as kids now and then.

>even with stronger cheeses
So you just don't like cheese? Why didn't you just say that to begin with?

>> No.10606045

>>10605898
How fucking dare you it's homemade from scratch. Might not be fancy looking but it's 1500 calories of tastyness.

>> No.10606072

>>10606045
>1500 calories of tastyness.
sounds like carbonera sidekicks

did you add broccoli to it? Classy

>> No.10606078

>>10604525
it's a shit tier side dish at best.

>> No.10606090

>american
>live with my dad
>dad has worked in food service most of his life
>makes baked mac and cheese once a week or so
>uses real cheese, recipe takes forever to bake
>don't have the heart to tell him I hate mac and cheese

>> No.10606177

>>10606072
Working out the macros of all the ingredients comes to around 1500 calories. Learn math.

>> No.10606193

>>10606177
I didn't dispute your math

Enjoy your Sidekicks

>> No.10606206

>>10606090
You must be 18+ to browse this website.

>> No.10606228

>>10606206
Not everyone hates their parents anon. A lot of us still visit them.

>> No.10607514

>>10604552
Canada consumes more Mac n cheese per capita than the rest of the world. It's basically their national dish.
t. Lived on basically nothing but KD for two years skiing in Canada.

>> No.10607719
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>>10604525
Kraft introduced their box version in North America shortly before World War 2. It gained traction with civilians because it was very cheap and easy to make. Canadians seem to especially love it for some reason.

>> No.10607735

>>10604525
>Actual cheeses and aged cheeses taste like nothing
Found the south asian. Or black.

>> No.10607781

>>10604525
I'm american and even I dont get the obsession with mac and cheese. I would see commercials as a kid where the kids all love mac and cheese and its supposed to be the best thing ever. Its literal poor people food. Shit is cheap as fuck so we would eat it all the time because we were poor growing up. Shit tier food desu.

>> No.10607785

>>10607719
dat fucking ad

>> No.10607811

>>10607719
>>10607785
>the four basic foods
>Kraft Macaroni & Cheese™, a tomato wedge, sausage, and "snipped parsley" that looks suspiciously dry
>eat well
>eat well
>Found in Mom's Basement
I couldn't even make up a better fucking mockery of Kraft if I tried. What the hell?

>> No.10607829

>>10605758
That's a fine looking mac, I make mine from scratch to. I use onions, peppers, and celery with aduiville sausage with some Cajun seasonings I buy off the shelf. For cheese I like sharp cheddar and ghost pepper jack, for a little heat.

Anyone who says it's bland is crazy and never had it made properly.