• spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    You wouldn’t be assuming that everyone on Lemmy is American, would you? Because I lost my shit over that too.

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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

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        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.

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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.

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            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.

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              Yeah and the credit for WWII should be mostly given to the USSR.

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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

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                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.

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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

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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 🤣

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      Bacon is a tastier option than the ham… It’s actually my favorite combo of pizza toppings in fact.

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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.

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    There are plenty of americans who feel that pineapple on pizza is a crime.

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    Raisins? Pff. Never heard of that. Frozen green peas though? That’s where it’s at for the boxed Mac and cheese.

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      I hate raisins either way but I love love love sauteed onions with my mac n cheese.

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        Onions makes sense though as cheese, onions and pasta are a normal combination but raisins?

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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.

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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?

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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.

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                Fair, didn’t think of charcuterie.

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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.

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    I’m going to take one for the team and make this.

    I also love pineapple on pizza.

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    Canadians breathing a sigh of relief when everyone blames America for pineapple on pizza instead of them.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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      Why does everyone seam to hate raisins (and olives)

      They are fucking delicious

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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        Interesting. That reminds that there is indeed another dish that is ok with raisins: Christmas loaf (Stollen).

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          But it needs to be an American cheese cake with pinapple, not that stuff we have here in Europe.

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        I’m tempted… sounds delicious and I wonder why I’ve never seen pineapple and cheesecake combined. I wonder if the acidity is hard on the cheesecake.

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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.

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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?