What's American Food?

[Elok]

I believe it's American, I've certainly always thought it was. You see it here in pre-packed meals sometimes, but it's not something I've known people to make themselves much.

It's a lot better if you make it yourself. Excellent comfort food.

[Hauldren Collider]

I have never heard of anyone making mac and cheese themselves, but I personally am fond of the packaged stuff.

[Wezil]

I discovered the boxed stuff will actually go bad if left long enough.

[Elok]

I have never heard of anyone making mac and cheese themselves, but I personally am fond of the packaged stuff.

You mean TV dinners, or the Kraft box? The latter doesn't even resemble classical mac-n-cheese. If you don't want to make it yourself, and you don't have a mom who makes it, try ordering it as a side next time you go out for BBQ. Most BBQ places have pretty good mac.

[Hauldren Collider]

The Kraft box, and I don't really care what you think it resembles. I like it, and I think it's perfectly valid mac n cheese, and I'm going to continue enjoying it regardless of whatever judgement you give it.

[Elok]

Okay, but you're missing out, man.

[Wezil]

Yeah, there`s a reason KD costs less than a dollar. The homemade stuff is in an entirely different category.

[Elok]

After digging around on Wiki, it seems the original mac and cheese was Italian, and involved nothing but noodles, Parmesan and butter. But the modern version is apparently an American innovation. It can be made a couple of different ways, but it's best IMO if you make a standard cream sauce and add cheddar and jack. With a pinch of mustard powder to accentuate the cheddar.

[Wezil]

I generally don`t prepare food. I pay other people to do that.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, there`s a reason KD costs less than a dollar. The homemade stuff is in an entirely different category.

QFT. The Mac & Cheese you can get at a good BBQ restaurant makes Kraft look like child's play (or put it another way - the difference between good prepared Chili and Hormel Chili or good prepared Italian and Chef Boyardee).

[Elok]

While we're talking about food here, I just discovered that Roquefort and apples are best buddies.

[Felch]

I make mac and cheese with mozzarella and ricotta. It's damn good.

[The Mad Monk]

After digging around on Wiki, it seems the original mac and cheese was Italian, and involved nothing but noodles, Parmesan and butter.

AKA Alfredo.

[The Mad Monk]

Boxed mac & cheese is like instant ramen -- you need to dress it up, or you deserve what you get.

[regexcellent]

QFT. The Mac & Cheese you can get at a good BBQ restaurant makes Kraft look like child's play (or put it another way - the difference between good prepared Chili and Hormel Chili or good prepared Italian and Chef Boyardee).

There's a restaurant in Rochester called Dinosaur BBQ (owned by George Soros, whatever, it's awesome I'm still gonna eat there) which has awesome chili and they distribute sealed packages of it which are sold at Wegmans stores in the area. I buy that and heat it up for 2 minutes. For prepackaged chili it is goddamn amazing.

e: it has really good mac 'n' cheese too but imo the mac at Sticky Lips (another good restaurant you should go to if you are ever in ROC) is better.