• Shieldtoad@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    When Americans make Mac and cheese does it usually only contain macaroni and cheese? Or do they add other things?

    Here in Belgium we call it macaroni with ham and cheese because we put pieces of ham in it.

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      1 year ago

      Yea we put ham too, sometimes spam, sometimes bacon. It’s really versatile tbh. We even have other variations like Cheeseburger Macaroni that nearly crosses the line into its own dish.

      But, I have never EVER heard of raisins going into it before and it sounds disgusting.

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        1 year ago

        If done well, buffalo chicken mac and cheese is great, too.

        Unfortunately most restaurants do a garbage job with it. They just add the chicken and hot sauce into the mac and cheese and let it sit in a pan until someone orders it. This needs to be made fresh when it’s ordered or it just turns into mediocre mush.

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      1 year ago

      Depends on the region and sometimes ethnicity.

      It’s actually considered cruel to have the white guy bring the mac to a black cookout because he’s likely going to get roasted for it.

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      Traditional American Mac and Cheese is a dish that consist of macaroni noodles that have been baked in a bechamel based cheese sauce and topped with bread crumbs.

      If we put anything else in it, we tell you, just as you do with the addition of ham to the name.

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      My family (New Hampshire) typically add smoked cherry tomatoes to our mac and cheese.

      Mostly an add in of one protein and one vegetable. When more items get added we just switch to the dish being a pasta or a casserole.

      I will say that raisins make a great addition to a curried meatloaf.

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      In my observation, if it comes from a box, it’ll be simple. If it’s made from scratch then people go more gourmet.

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          Growing up poor is fun. Very similar to what we called tuna casserole.

          1. Box of elbow macaroni, cooked
          2. Can of cream of mushroom soup
          3. Can of tuna, drained
          4. Can of peas, drained

          Dump. Mix. Consume.

          I’m still poor, but I don’t eat that shit.