I just learned about “Salt (NaCl) is actually a combination of a highly poisonous gas (Cl) and a hazardous metal (Na)”.

I’m sure there are lots of examples in life that this rule also applies to.

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        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.

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          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.

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            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.

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        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.

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          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.

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            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.)