Exhibit I: Cracking open a cold cheese with the boys But for the love of god, what did mac and cheese (or chocolate) ever do you to you to think of forcing them together like this? You're not only a traitor to mac and cheese, but to Trader Joe, whose products you've desecrated - he would not have wanted this. They are each beautiful in their own right. There's a reason why there are chocolate fountains, and separate, delicious, melted cheese fountains. Exhibit H: Put that chocolate back where it came from, so help me I guarantee that if you're the one in charge of bringing the mac and cheese and you roll up to Thanksgiving dinner with a sheet pan full of this nonsense, your mac privileges will be indefinitely revoked. Roasted veggies may sit alongside the mac, but adding them in is just cruel. I think we can all agree that mac and cheese has a sacred seat at the side-dish table during Thanksgiving. Exhibit G: The serial offenderįood Network, are you serious? Again? We're going to have to fine you if you keep up these blatant violations of mac and cheese purity. But the cheese choice goes completely off the rails ('Wait, Parmesan as in the grated Parmesan? That come in the green can? Next to the Velveeta? In aisle 7?') Someone call 911, I want to report a mac murder. The 'adult' mac and cheese completely fakes you out with the seemingly appropriate cooking technique (making a roux, using the pasta water, etc.). His colorful commentary lends the perfect narration to our head-scratching, fist-shaking, voice-raising emotions about these mac and cheeses. This one is a double dose of mac whiplash from Kalen Reacts, who is well-versed in responding to crimes against a variety of food items. Do any of these cheese fiends deserve to be defended? Or should they be put in cheese jail forever? You decide. We'll present the evidence, you act as judge and jury. If you've committed a MACC (Mac And Cheese Crime), you'll be sniffed out faster than you can say 'cheese.' Twitter is always chomping at the bit to roast you and your dry-ass mac and cheese. Cooking tutorial reaction videos are practically their own subgenre on YouTube. There are entire Facebook groups dedicated to terrible recipe attempts. Sure, we're not the first food critics on the case. We're digging into the worst crimes against mac and cheese. Who did this? Is it the lactose intolerant? The vegans? There have been a number of reports of hooligans committing most heinous crimes against our beloved dairy dish. Which is why we have a very serious issue to talk about today. įrom the childhood nostalgia of a cheap boxed Kraft to elaborate family traditions at Thanksgiving, mac and cheese is pretty damn near the perfect food - a sacred, precious dish the holy grail of comfort food. Mashable bites into a creamy, nutty, gooey, and sometimes stinky world during our fist-ever Cheese Week.

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