Why do people like macaroni and cheese

Laughable, even. In a battle between human versus macaroni and cheese, mac will always win. Every single time. You have innate faith that a box of Kraft or Velveeta, or a homemade dish of mac will be tremendously consoling, a remedy for all things potentially ruining your life. Not so much. Well, okay, I'm not trying to necessarily hate on people. We are complex entities. They might not get your jokes, or they might stand you up on a dinner date.

There was cheese grating, roux making, onion chopping, vegetable prepping, side dish making. The rehashed jokes of shared cooking inevitably came. The anticipation of something-that-was-not-misery came. When the meal was prepared, we all sat down to eat — and drink — and create the possibility of new community in the very location where the past configuration had been destroyed.

That is what comfort food does. Gordon Edgar has been a cheesemonger since and eaten macaroni and cheese his whole life. Skip to content. People love macaroni and cheese, even when made with Velveeta or powered "sauce.

Zocalo Public Square. Is macaroni and cheese overrated? RedEye staffers debate ». Latest Commentary. There, I said it.

I've wanted to own up and get that off my chest for a long, long time. Trust me, it's not an easy thing to profess in a town that thinks the gooey dish is a vegetable. Eight years ago I wrote a piece on the beloved carby blobs, and I learned folks really have strong opinions about how it should be made.

That was a hard one to write, and to this day, I'm amazed that shelf-stable cheese still holds such sway over our palates. And that's without even mentioning the unholy alliance of cheese dip and the NFL.

Did you ever see Velveeta, Rotel and Pete Rozelle in the same room? But I digress. To begin this quest of openness and self-actualization, I first started mentioning my bias in casual conversation. You should have seen the looks I got. Incredulous, mouth open, like there was something wrong with me. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. All rights reserved. The Kitchenista. Joel Mays III.

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