I just learned about “Salt (NaCl) is actually a combination of a highly poisonous gas (Cl) and a hazardous metal (Na)”.

I’m sure there are lots of examples in life that this rule also applies to.

    • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
      2·
      9 months ago

      I don’t. It’s the texture - I can’t exactly pinpoint what, but it feels off, in a way that (say) cheese sauce on harder carbs doesn’t.

      • Lemminary@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 months ago

        I’ve had both good and horrible mac 'n cheese and I think the difference was the cheese but I remember having that feeling you mentioned. Have you tried different ones? Maybe there’s one you’ll enjoy.

        • Lvxferre@lemmy.ml
          3·
          9 months ago

          I tried it twice: first from an ethnic aisle (I’m neither from CA or USA, so this stuff is “ethnic” here - I found it while looking for nori, got curious) and really didn’t like it. Then I tried it homemade (I can actually pull out a fairly decent cheese sauce, using Parmesan and Emmenthaler), and the same feeling was there.

          Adding some crumbly stuff over it (breadcrumbs and bacon bits, right before grilling/broiling it) improved it a bit, but not enough to avoid that feeling. (I salvaged it by making croquettes out of it. Deep-frying fixes everything.)