• @Blubber28@lemmy.worldOP
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      I’m Dutch myself so nope, not assuming so XD

      Nevertheless, as a European, it is my continental duty to shit on Americans, which is (partially) why I made the meme :P

      • @Ejh3k@lemmy.world
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        62 years ago

        Hold the fucking phone bud. You can shit on America all you want, but don’t. Think you can shit on Americans all you want.

        It was Americans that saved you all in ww2. We are mostly good and decent people.

        But, I have never in my life seen raisins anywhere near Mac & cheese. I’ve never seen olives near it either.

        • @Nythos@sh.itjust.works
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          Why do uptight Americans always go straight for “we saved your arse in WWII” whenever they feel the slightest bit offended someone riffed their country a tiny bit.

          • @Ejh3k@lemmy.world
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            22 years ago

            Oh? The greatest credible threat to the world? Not saying that dropping two nukes on the country that invaded and raped or killed uncountable numbers of people is heroic, but without us and the lend lease, Europe was fucking done for.

            Also, none of us say arse.

            Thirdly, we fucking did save your ass in ww2. Also in ww1. I’m literally never the ugly American in public, I’ve had Turkish taxi drivers in German ask me why I want to go to the American army base because I’m so not that person.

            But give credit where it’s due.

            • @sock@lemmy.world
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              ur funny

              you saved nobodies ass and its EMBARRASSING youre taking ANY credit when you probably ask for help getting a milk jug out of the fridge.

              you saved nobody. america now has saved nobody. soldiers arent heroes theyre people that want to survive stop glorifying the war and the us like we won a call of duty campaign. America wants its own people to die and they want to capitalize on it.

              the military is for fuckn weirdos that like supporting oil tycoons and if youre forced to join then you have my utmost respect as that fucking sucks.

              if ur gonna talk shit at least have something to back it up how many one arm pullups can you do, how longs ur planche, front lever etc? oh you cant do any of these things because youre a couch politician, soldier, and patriot i forgot. focus on something useful in your life. america doesn’t wanna suck your dick

              • @Ejh3k@lemmy.world
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                12 years ago

                I was in my second week of basic training when 9/11 happened, so don’t give me shit about supporting oil companies.

                I did my time. 15 months in baghdad in 03 and 04. Got hit with 13 IEDs, shot at nearly every day. You just don’t have a clue what you are talking about.

  • @negativeyoda@lemmy.world
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    I will go on record as saying I don’t give a shit if there’s pineapple on my pizza. I wouldn’t order it that way, but I’ll enjoy a pineapple, jalapeño, ham pizza if a slice is put in front of me.

    Raisins in Mac and cheese… I can imagine it’s probably tasty enough, but the rubbery consistency of raisins in tandem with sticky pasta is what I find revolting

    • @Dkarma@lemmy.world
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      I love raisins and even I think this would taste like shit.

      I do love me some Hawaiian tho and raisins are bomb in a biryani… Fight me 🤣

    • @stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml
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      Today I learned that this thread is real and not a meme. I honestly thought people were joking about raisins in Mac n cheese.

        • @zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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          Apples and cheddar? Pear and brie? Peaches and balsamic?

          Sweet + tangy + savory is an incredibly popular combination, so Mac and cheese + raisins isn’t all that unusual.

          Also it’s subjective. You don’t have to like it, but it shouldn’t be surprising that other people do.

          • @Peaty@sh.itjust.works
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            Sweet and tangy with the presence of acids and moisture from the fruit are a good combo but guess what raisins don’t have?

            • @zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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              You ever have a charcuterie board? Dried fruit and cheese are staples there, and neither are particularly moist.

              I’ll say it again, it’s ok to not like a particular thing, but you shouldn’t be surprised when someone else does. Everyone’s tastes are different.

  • @theragu40@lemmy.world
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    I don’t get it.

    Is raisins in Mac n cheese like, a big thing in other countries and us Americans just don’t get it? If so I guess more power to you, that is news to me. I’d try anything once but I don’t really like raisins to begin with so it’s a bit of a tough sell.

    And yes, pineapple on pizza is delicious. I’ve seen some truly abhorrent pizza toppings from elsewhere in the world, so I don’t think we have some kind of monopoly on those crimes.

  • @Vej@lemm.ee
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    I’m going to take one for the team and make this.

    I also love pineapple on pizza.

  • Dr. Coomer
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    You do WHAT with Mac n cheese? Nah, forget pine apple pizza, your my new enemy.

    • @CADmonkey@lemmy.world
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      I wondered if it might be because of you lot. Pineapple is typically paired with canadian bacon (ham) on pizza.

      • @chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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        I didn’t like pineapple on pizza until a coworker did pineapple and jalapeno.

        The sweet/spicy combination was pretty great.

      • Pyr
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        How does one not eat burgers with mayo? It’s the best part

        • @Wage_slave@lemmy.ml
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          While I can go both ways for the mayo on the burger debate, not often you hear that it’s the best part.

          A&W is where I go for the mayo on burger goodness. Even the mozza sauce is just thousand island with more mayo essentially.

  • @poinck@lemm.ee
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    I just want to confirm, that raisins do not belong anywhere! I rather have pineapples in my cheesecake.

    • newIdentity
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      Why does everyone seam to hate raisins (and olives)

      They are fucking delicious

      • @droans@lemmy.world
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        I love oatmeal raisin cookies and I’m tired of pretending I don’t.

        Raisins are delicious and most cookies would be improved with oatmeal.

        • Mario_Dies.wav
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          Oatmeal raisin cookies are one of my favorites! I don’t bake them often because I eat way too many cookies when I do.

        • HotDogFingies
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          I love oatmeal raisin cookies, hold or majorly reduce the raisins. Cookie part tastes great because oatmeal is awesome.

        • @Peaty@sh.itjust.works
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          12 years ago

          Have you ever tried aging the dough in the fridge for a few days? It makes the oatmeal softer while the outside gets crisp.

      • @nikolai@feddit.de
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        Nah, don’t mix them up, olives are great, especially well sourced ones. Raisins are just an unpleasant surprise, every time.

      • Adlach
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        Olives are great. Raisins taste how old people smell.

      • HotDogFingies
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        People hate raisins because they’re not chocolate. I enjoy G.O.R.P. on occasion, but I don’t eat trail mix for the raisins. I leave most of them behind. They can be a bit much. Ratio of anything to raisin needs to be right. One raisin to five to ten of anything else, otherwise they’re just overwhelming.

        Olives, on the other hand, are fucking delicious. Hell yeah. Bathe me in their brine-rich kisses.

      • Ayumu Tsukasa
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        Well for me it’s because grapes are my favorite fruit so it’s like everything I love about a grape is sucked out of it.

    • JGrffn
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      Hear me out. Christmas rice with raisins. They absorb moisture from the dish and become these sweet little treats in the midst of a very buttery and savory rice. I hate raisins but I fucking love that rice.

      • @poinck@lemm.ee
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        Interesting. That reminds that there is indeed another dish that is ok with raisins: Christmas loaf (Stollen).

          • JGrffn
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            Posted an explanation in this comment chain!

        • JGrffn
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          Maybe it’s a cultural or family thing? So it’s just pre-cooked rice, you cook it as you would any rice I guess, but you add chicken stock, raisins, and butter (at the end, after you’re done cooking it). Variations often also include peas and corn, maybe diced carrots, but we stick to just raisins. The savory mix of the buttery rice with tiny packets of moist raisins sprinkled about the rice makes it delicious!

      • HotDogFingies
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        I dunno what Christmas rice is, but raisins are so much better in savory applications than sweet.

  • @AdmiralShat@programming.dev
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    There’s a big difference.

    One you’re putting berries on cheese with carbs

    The other you’re putting berries in cheese with carbs

    See the issue?

  • @michaelrose@lemmy.ml
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    Straight to hell all the way to the bottom of hell with you with nothing to eat until the end of time except mac n raisins.

  • TeoTwawki
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    I’m italian from a family so italian we’re all walking stereotypes, and pinapple+black olive is my favorate pizza combination.

    • @Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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      You always know when someone says something like “we’re so Italian we…” that they’re definitely not from Italy

      • @Peaty@sh.itjust.works
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        I always loved hearing stories from kids that spoke Italian at home in NJ who then went to Italy to discover the 1850s era Sicilian they actually spoke was nothing like modern Italian.

      • TeoTwawki
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        My grandparents imigrated with all 12 of thier kids (my aunts and uncles), you got a problem -lots of hand motions- wid that? Eh? Eh?

        But seriously who started all this topping gatekeeping, pizza has spread all over the world with variations evrywhere.