What are two things that are good on their own but bad when combined? And bad things that are good when combined?

@avidseeker@lemmy.world · 2Y

What are two things that are good on their own but bad when combined? And bad things that are good when combined?

Lvxferre · 2Y

Those are fairly subjective, but:

Good+good = bad: garlic and fish, cheese sauce and pasta, soft yolk egg and rice
Bad+bad = good: soprano aria and rap

@GlitterNinja@lemmy.world · 2Y

Doesn’t cheese sauce + pasta = mac and cheese? Do you not like mac and cheese?

Lvxferre · 2Y

It is mac and cheese, and I find its texture strongly disagreeable. Same deal with the soft yolk egg with rice.

Just personal preferences, mind you.

@GlitterNinja@lemmy.world · 2Y

Understandable. I have a strong aversion to lots of foods based solely on the texture, but thankfully, mac and cheese is not one of them!

Also very subjective: I would not say cheese sauce is good on its own. I only eat it with tortilla chips, pasta, or Taco Bell’s nacho fries.

Lvxferre · 2Y

I don’t eat it on its own either, but it’s a great dipping sauce nonetheless. I tend to use it mostly on toasts or crackers.

ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 · 2Y

You don’t like mac’n’cheese?

Lvxferre · 2Y

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 · edit-2 2Y

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 · edit-2 2Y

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.)