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    7 months ago

    I made basic af alfredo tonight and it was the best god damn alfredo I’ve ever had. I am now questioning why restaurant alfredo sucks. It’s 4 fucking ingredients. And for less than the price a single plate at most restaurants, you can feed 4 people (or have 3 servings at a later time) buying those ingredients and making it yourself.

    • Match!!
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      117 months ago

      alfredo is incredibly dependent on freshness and the only way to get fresh alfredo is making it at home

    • @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      107 months ago

      home cooking based, it astounds me that fast food places and restaurants stay afloat outside of food deserts.

      eating out is such a violently bougie habit

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        67 months ago

        I didn’t understand how McDonald’s is still in business until last week when a coworker said that it makes her feel good, like physically good. So I guess all of the salt and sugar they put in the food actually feels good for most people. It makes me feel disgusting, along with a strong sense of self-loathing over my choice to eat there. So, I haven’t been to McDonald’s in years. But there’s always a line of cars waiting at the drive through and a full parking lot.

        • jawa21
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          57 months ago

          McDonald’s isn’t still in business because of any aspect of their food. They are still in business because it is a real estate company.

          • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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            37 months ago

            Being a real estate company doesn’t get people to eat your food. If nobody ate their food they would cease to sell more real estate.

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          7 months ago

          Makes her feel physically good

          Brainwashing? After just a single hamburger, as small as it is vs how big I am, I feel like total garbage after. No other burger joint makes me feel like I overate when eating the biggest thing they sell; let alone the smallest.

        • Your body needs 3 major things to continue short term functioning.

          Water.

          Calories, preferably sugar, fat, and protein, in that order.

          Salt.

          Filling those needs is challenging to a species that hasn’t discovered nitrogen fertilizer. Fast food typically dehydrates their burgers, so you serve it alongside a soda and double down on the calories.

        • @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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          17 months ago

          i mean, mcdonalds does taste good and tasty food makes you feel good, but it doesn’t taste that good and i can make very comparably enjoyable food at home with not much effort for cheaper.

          I think those people just haven’t realized how easy basic cooking is.

      • @HiddenLychee@lemmy.world
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        37 months ago

        When I didn’t have a working dishwasher eating out was way more appealing because in addition to no prep, it meant no dishes.