Best addition to Macaroni Cheese?

[fractionMan]

should already be in the sauce..

All right then.

pancetta, quails eggs and truffle oil

 

[Orang Utan]

True it can taste very nice without but for me it needs to be done, especially the mix of the two - sends my taste buds wild!

The thing about ketchup and HP is that it tends to obliterate the taste of what it's put on, so it's crime to put it on something as nice as macaroni cheese

 

[lau1981]

The thing about ketchup and HP is that it tends to obliterate the taste of what it's put on, so it's crime to put it on something as nice as macaroni cheese

I use very little as like you say, the flavour of the Mac Cheese is delish! Just have a small squirt of each, then mix it all up and it just gives it a very subtle kind of sweet/spicy undertone. However if I had no sauces I would still class it as my fav dish and would not be upset.

 

[Treebeak]

Hot dog sausages chopped up or bacon or???

Chopped up hotdogs is MINE!!!

Bacon also good and lashing of tommy k.

My mum used to put sweetcorn in it, which was atcually fecking lovely

 

[Orang Utan]

Tommy K!

 

[sojourner]

Tommy fucking K?? is that yoofspeak for tomato sauce now is it?

I despair

 

[tarannau]

Tommy K!

I sometimes think you're unnecessarily hidebound Clyde, but on this one I hear you brother. Down with this kind of thing - the extra chummy 'my' makes all the difference.

 

[lillia]

My mum used to put sweetcorn in it, which was atcually fecking lovely

Sweetcorn definitely... and browned onions chopped really fine...

 

[pogofish]

Chilli, ketchup &/or well-grilled bacon.

 

[Biddlybee]

i don't think i've ever had macaroni cheese. is it like penne pasta with the sauce from cauliflower cheese?

Doesn't have to be penne, but is pasta with a white cheesy sauce, browned on top.

Best additions imo bacon and leeks, or onions... fuck off with your tomato sauce, that's just wrong!

 

[tarannau]

Doesn't have to be penne, but is pasta with a white cheesy sauce, browned on top.

Of course it doesn't have to be penne. It's called MACARONI cheese for a start.

<shakes fist>

 

[Treebeak]

Tommy fucking K?? is that yoofspeak for tomato sauce now is it?

I despair

I also say Macky D's for McDonalds.

I'm such a cunt

 

[sojourner]

I also say Macky D's for McDonalds.

I'm such a cunt

yes, yes you are dear

 

[Kanda]

Of course it doesn't have to be penne. It's called MACARONI cheese for a start.

<shakes fist>

I'm a stunned as you are.

Biddly let us all down

 

[Orang Utan]

I also say Macky D's for McDonalds.

I'm such a cunt

<wags finger>

 

[Biddlybee]

Of course it doesn't have to be penne. It's called MACARONI cheese for a start.

<shakes fist>

The woman had never tried macaroni cheese before! I never use macroni, it's too small quite a fan of spirali.

I'm a stunned as you are.

Biddly let us all down

I'm sorry

(you haven't tasted my macaroni cheese though!)

 

[*Miss Daisy*]

i dont think i like macaroni cheese - tho being a veggythateatsfish i suppose i should like it - its the smell of the sauce when making it is yukky - i have a thing about milk at the best of times but when its being heated i go all sicky

Think I should try it again soon tho

 

[boing!]

I've never had it either. Is it baked then?

 

[tarannau]

The woman had never tried macaroni cheese before! I never use macroni, it's too small quite a fan of spirali.

I'm sorry

(you haven't tasted my macaroni cheese though!)

You see, I use penne too. Unless I'm making the West Indian style variation, in which case macaroni is essential for the thickness and full flavour.

 

[Orang Utan]

The woman had never tried macaroni cheese before! I never use macroni, it's too small quite a fan of spirali.

I'm sorry

(you haven't tasted my macaroni cheese though!)

How can it be macaroni cheese if it doesn't have macaroni in it?
And macaroni is supposed to be small

 

[ringo]

Different pastas are used for different dishes for a reason innit. I think we had this the other week.

Macaroni is best for this as the sauce fills the tubes pefectly. It wouldn't work with bows or spirals, you can only just get away with penne but there's no reason to.

 

[tarannau]

I agree in principle, but I find the dish is lighter with penne.

To be fair, I struggle a bit with rich sauces so I deliberately prefer a bit more pasta than usual. Bows and spirals, however, are clearly made of wrong.

 

[ringo]

I can't imagine a light macaroni cheese, not sure I'd like that. The heaviness is partly what makes it comfort food.

But - all that cheese can make you feel bloated and there's a theory that asthma is aggrovated by large doses of dairy. A too rich macaroni cheese is a surefire way to achieve that. I imagine if you ate a whole dish and washed it down with a litre of white Russian you'd know all about it.

 

[Orang Utan]

Macaroni cheese should be thick enough to be able to be sort of served in slices like cake (not quite). Any less stodgy and it's just common pasta and sauce

 

[tarannau]

Don't worry, it still does that with penne. Bake then grill is the key.

 

[Biddlybee]

How can it be macaroni cheese if it doesn't have macaroni in it?
And macaroni is supposed to be small

Ok, monsieur pedant... mine isn't strictly macaroni cheese, because I don't like the small macaroni

But this...

Macaroni cheese should be thick enough to be able to be sort of served in slices like cake (not quite).

...still works, because I do this...

Don't worry, it still does that with penne. Bake then grill is the key.

and it still tastes bloody lovely and like macaroni cheese!

mmmmmmm...

 

[Orang Utan]

But penne are MASSIVE!

 

[Biddlybee]

All the more reason for more sauce and more cheese (I usually use spirali not penne)

 

[Orang Utan]

Wait a minute, am I thinking of rigatoni? About 2 and a half inches long, 1 inch wide?

 

[Biddlybee]

Possibly... penne isn't an inch wide.

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