White dude here. Growing up, my mom always baked it like the left one. She would drop pieces of bread on top so it would toast up. It’s still the best mac and cheese I’ve had to this day and now I need to make it. RIP mom.
- 7 days
Instead of bread try a layer of grated cheese, and put it under an overhead grill.
- 7 days
Yes and my Mom would put fried breadcrumbs on top, I think there are these seasoned breadcrumbs from a box and you just fry em up. I really should look into it.
8 daysI love food, and cooking. But I will always take a big ol’ scoop of #2.
Is the joke that white people don’t know how to bake macaroni and cheese? Because that’s patently false and honestly kinda offensive.
- 8 days
The white people in my family certainly don’t. They’re all too busy trying bullshit recipes that use ingredients in unconventional ways which turn out terrible because if they weren’t terrible those recipes would already be well known, or not knowing how to cook anything that doesn’t come out of a box/freezer bag.
- 8 days
No, i put in the minimal effort required to produce food that’s actually good.
Okay well next time before generalizing your family as the entirety of white people, maybe stop to consider whether you’re including yourself in that before posting it?
- 7 days
It is a generalization based off the very accurate stereotype that a fuckload of white people can’t cook for shit. Myself included for a very long time until I learned. Get over yourself.
So we’re doing stereotypes now? I didn’t realize those were back in.
You get over yourself.
White people can’t cook is the joke.
Honestly, seeing what some people call seasoning, they have a point.
It’s a running joke that the British refuse to season their food, this isn’t just an American thing.
So french, Italian, Spanish, German, Lithuanian, and every other country I refuse to list (sorry if so left your out) don’t count?
- 8 days
Compared to the British, those are amazing
Compared to the Creoles, those are pretty bland too
I make it my goal in life to defy the white people can’t cook stereotype. My wife’s family is the epitome of this, so I’m the designated chef for a lot of our family dinners. My Mac n Cheese is stupid good though.
Freshly grated cheeses (sharp cheddar, gruyere/fontina, smoked gouda, parmigiano reggiano) and a bit of American for that sodium citrate emulsifying power, melted into a piping hot beschemel with Dijon, mustard powder, paprika, a pinch of thyme, and a hit of cayenne. Mix in some drained elbow or penne pasta, cooked to just al dente in well salted water, in a baking dish. Depending on my mood/desire for texture, either top with reserved cheese or some seasoned, buttered, well-crushed Ritz crackers. Bake until browned nicely.
Been making Mac like this for a few years and it is regularly the favorite of the meal. Gotta use a variety of cheeses that give you strong cheesy flavor, creaminess, smokiness and nuttiness. The mustard is also important to cut the richness of the cheese.
- 7 days
Who said that white people can’t cook?
French and italian food is generally regarded as good.
The stereotype is usually that the British can’t cook.
There’s a common stereotype that white Americans don’t use seasoning or cook from scratch. And that’s not exactly unfounded. I’ve known plenty that cook this way.
