• Delphia@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I maintain that Mac and Cheese is one of those foods that weirdly gets better the worse and more fake it is.

    Ive had some gourmet shit and I always think “I miss the old Kraft one with the tinned cheese.”

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      6 months ago

      I enjoy White Castle every once in a while. I tried their new 1929 or whatever its called burger. Its actually a pretty good burger but I decided that when I go to White Castle, I just want a standard slider with cheese with ketchup and onions.

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      6 months ago

      Cause you’re tasting that sweet, sweet nostalgia.

      I’d bet if you gave someone that’s never had Mac and cheese before Kraft Mac vs a good gourmet Mac, the gourmet will win by an absolute landslide.

      Cheap Mac and cheese isn’t good because it’s good… It’s good because of the old memories attached to it.

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        6 months ago

        Nah, thats not it.

        The gourmet stuff just seems to be missing the whole point for me, not saying its bad Ive had some that were really good but they just seem to be missing the point. Its never going to be good for me nutritionally speaking, its not going to be served at a michellin star restaraunt. It’s Macaroni and Cheese. It’s like corn chips, I’m not saying that the gourmet Deli ones are bad, but they arent Doritos. That orange powder is delicious because it’s fake and engineered. I wouldnt make Nachos with Doritos but if your after that “Cheez” its whats right.

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        6 months ago

        Counterpoint:

        Trash macs and cheese are really good, and there are some amazing high-effort recipes.

        It’s all the stuff in the middle that forms an uncanny valley that isn’t any good.