Mac and cheese is a culinary classic that everyone knows and loves so when someone adds a twist, people have a lot to say - and the addition of one dried-up fruit has sent the internet spinning.
We all know the popular American dish consists of milk, pasta and cheese (of course) but apparently adding raisins to mac and cheese is a thing?
TikToker @texykitchen1 who has 1.7m followers on the platform has divided people over this inclusion to her mac and cheese recipe which she describes as “the best mac and cheese” that she makes for her husband.
In the video, she adds a block of cheese and pasta to a dish before adding milk and proceeding to melt in the oven. All is well until the TikToker pours a cup of raisins into the cheesy pasta and mixes around.
Her video has gained over 11.8m views, and nearly 900,000 likes as people were baffled to see the TikToker add this fruit to the meal.
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While sweet and savoury flavours are popular with foods such as popcorn, peanut butter and jelly, pineapple pizza, many were not convinced with this particular food combination.
One person commented: “You lost me at raisins.”
“Nope, you’re done. You’re done,” another displeased person said.
Someone else added: “If I dug into a bowl of mac and cheese and found a raisin that would be my 13th reason why.”
“Oh, that looks go- DID YOU JUST ADD RAISINS...” a fourth person replied.
Meanwhile, the TikToker wasn’t the only place the video went viral, as it soon made rounds on Twitter where people were equally as shocked at the inclusion of raisins.
Excuse me? pic.twitter.com/xGjRrGZvkK
— Angie🍒(morticia arc) (@angieseyy) November 2, 2021
Raisins in mac and cheese...we need the electric chair back https://t.co/isIwAwztDY
— cryptic incognito (@CrypticNoHoes) November 2, 2021
Raisins in Mac and Cheese ?????? pic.twitter.com/tFlmECBtsY
— HOOD VOGUE is tired of poverty (@keyon) November 2, 2021
if i eat mac & cheese and i find raisins in there i will immediately become physically violent.
— may (@itsmaynotapril) November 2, 2021
I take a bite of your Mac n cheese and there’s fucking raisins in it I’m blowing up your kitchen https://t.co/QAT5OBBgnZ
— 🎰🎲♠️ (@DSantiago56) November 2, 2021
If I bite into your Mac and cheese and it has raisins in it please be prepared to meet the lord
— SenTSE✨ (@SenTSEtional) November 4, 2021
In what world does raisins in mac and cheese sound good? pic.twitter.com/Eiv4DKi8QL
— Trotrock ⛩️ (@trotrock) November 2, 2021
if I bite into Mac and cheese and taste raisins. I’m knocking everything over. https://t.co/6DrUuQbBlB
— Judee (@bashful_bliss) November 2, 2021
I just saw a video of someone putting raisins in mac'n'cheese..... pic.twitter.com/SxbN1GEjHy
— kiapia🌱 (@kiwipriv1983) November 2, 2021
Now who the hell is putting raisins in Mac n cheese pic.twitter.com/VJgxiB5vbN
— 🍂♡ (@RoseyyNicole) November 2, 2021
RAISINS DO NOT BELONG ON MAC AND CHEESE pic.twitter.com/8gA9yfaE3m
— Prenny's Preguntas (@iamlexstylz) November 2, 2021
However, it’s not the first time the raisin debate has occurred on the internet. Last year, rapper Drake went viral over his food menu for his 34th birthday party where he served mac and cheese with sundried tomatoes, capers, parsley - and yes - also with raisins.
Drake could have any meal in the world, but raisins IN mac & cheese lands on the birthday menu. 😭 pic.twitter.com/7QNK1FpzTu
— K03 (@kodytweeting) October 25, 2020
So... what side are you on?
