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Probably the worst thing I ever tried. (cosdobrego.eu)

submitted 5 months ago by hOrni@lemmy.world to c/foodcrimes@midwest.social

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I almost puked while preparing this from the smell alone. Went to the trash after two bites.

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[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh my fucking God.....they are like shitty Cheeto soup

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

@LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world

My cousin loves this shit and idk how. It’s so fucking gross.

@teamevil@lemmy.world

Oh my fucking God…they are like shitty Cheeto soup

If you make it as-is then yeah, I'm sure it's pretty mediocre, but similar to ramen, if you use some simple food hacks, then this stuff is friggin' delicious. Here's some tips:

First of all if it's soupy, then you've added WAY too much water. It's not supposed to be like that.
Second, it's generally a bad idea to microwave or pour boiling water in to mixes like this because: 1) the stuff usually doesn't cook very well, and 2) whatever's in the container will usually leech in to the food. This probably isn't too bad for this Cheeto's stuff (cup is made with cardboard and maybe plastic / wax coating), but is dreadful for the instant ramen mixes, which usually use styrofoam.
So, it's best to start with some veggies in a pot before adding the ingredients. Stuff like onions, thinly-sliced cabbage, maybe a tomato make a huge difference. Since you're already likely a spice-head if you're trying this out, add some extra red pepper flakes and maybe some curry powder, too. After that all cooks for a while, THEN add the noodles. Could throw an egg in there, too.
Cook until noodles are soft, drain any excess water if necessary, then stir in the flavoring and some extra grated parm or similar.
What you get is a deliciously spicy alt to mac & cheese which features thinner, tastier noodles and all kind of extra flavors. Perfect cold weather snack IMO.

@hOrni@lemmy.world

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If you're going to go through all of that for Cheetos Mac n cheese you're far better off just cooking actual food.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not true.
As with loaded ramen, it takes very little effort to make this kind of meal.

Yeah, it might seem complicated for a first-timer, but if you simply experiment a couple times, you'll hit on a personalised, tasty hot snack that you can pretty much make in your sleep.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Making a real meal doesn't take much effort also. Your talking about preparing boxed mac and cheese as if it's real cooking.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's meaningless without an example, and just dodges the point of what I'm saying.

A "real meal" could be almost anything. Last night for example I was in the mood for french fries. So I spiralised a large potato, soaked it in two cold water baths (IYKYK), pressed, drained, brushed with oil, then spent about three 10min intervals air-frying and carefully turning & separating, repeat. Finally seasoning them and enjoying them.

Guess how much more effort that took than doing the loaded mac & cheese?

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It takes less effort and ingredients to make agio de olio for example.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Dude. If you add veggies, spices and parmesan to pasta, that's a meal. You don't need a packet of Cheeto flavouring. It will only make it worse.

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm just gonna take your word for it lmao

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It's like if Ramen was soaked in really gross Mac n cheese and also some how more unpleasant.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Water?! I've never made mac and cheese without milk, occasionally cream if it's all i got.

Then again i can't stand tomatoe soup made with water and not milk either.

Guess its just what you learned to expect from being a kid