- Sorry.
Oh dear.
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- Today, I'll be trying other Caribbean mum's
macaroni cheese.
- It is the family favorite in my house
and not only with my family but with my friends, as well.
- I was a catering manager,
and I do sell food from home at times,
and my children's friends,
they always loved my mac.
And I can rate it, maybe, ten out of ten.
- Culture and the music, actually, influences the taste
of the food, as well.
Because, I suppose, the more punchy the reggae,
the more punchy the food.
- Everybody does it differently,
puts different ingredients, different cheeses.
And I've tasted some really lovely mac and cheeses made
in lots of different ways with lots of different pasta,
not just macaroni.
I just think mine's different.
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- [Leony] My mac and cheese is made using just
that extra spice and the consistency is a meal
on it's own, really.
- Sorry.
Oh dear.
- Okay.
So, twisty pasta, which I like.
- The top looks like fried chicken, baked,
which means I think they've got flour to the top there.
Look.
That's not a normal top.
- Sturdy, real sturdy.
The color is just bland.
There's no color to it.
Anyway, let me taste it.
Gosh, even cutting it's...
- No.
I have to say that's a no.
- I mean,
if I can pick out the flour,
we haven't mixed the jus properly.
Sorry.
- Okay, I'm gonna have to swallow it.
But, no.
- [Crew Member] Can you not swallow?
- I don't want to swallow it.
- It's not cutting it.
That's not a good macaroni pie.
- It does not taste like macaroni cheese.
It just tastes like pasta, a bit of cheese on the top,
with herbs.
- I, I, I really don't want to be horrible.
I suppose, I mean,
if I was really truthful, I might give it a two,
to be honest.
- I'd give this one a four.
- Two, two-and-a-half.
I don't like it.
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I'm being polite by swallowing it.
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- [Shauntelle] Mine is gooey.
It's oozing with deliciousness,
with a firm, crispy top,
cheesy top.
- I like the look of this,
like the height.
- Okay, so this looks more, more solid,
which is what you're used to with mac and cheese.
- This one is very inviting,
like I can't wait to dig in on this
and I really hope it doesn't disappoint.
But, the look of it is really lovely.
- Yeah, they've added some extra cheese on the top
which I always like to try and do
to just give it a bit of extra whatever.
- I can see that this person knows what they're doing.
Even with the bits of tomato on the top and stuff,
this looks like a well-constructed mac and cheese.
- It looks nice, looks appealing.
It's firm.
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- There's cheese on the top, which is lovely,
some really nice cheese.
I don't know what cheese it is, but it's nice and cheddary.
But the cheese isn't in the, it isn't all the way through.
So, there's a lot of mac there,
but I can't taste,
I can't taste as much cheese.
- This one's not too bad.
I would have liked more cheese in the macaroni cheese.
I could eat this one.
- Nice.
Oh yeah, the flavor's coming through.
It doesn't hit you instantly,
but as you're chewing into it, biting into it more.
I like this.
- I think there should be a nice, creamy,
I know everybody got their own way of making things,
but to me and my palette, I would like a bit more creamy.
Five-and-a-half out of ten.
- I think I'd give it a five-and-a-half,
cause the cheese they used is really nice,
but they shouldn't have stinted on it.
They should've mixed it in a bit more.
- I almost want to go 8.5.
Let's do 8.5, cause I think the construction of it is,
deserves that extra mark.
It really is a nicely-constructed piece of food.
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- Yeah, it's not bad.
It's not bad.
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- [Lorna] My parents were both from Jamaica,
but we know it's originally from America.
I learned sort of from my Auntie cause she lived in Miami,
and, but I enhanced it in my own way, yeah.
- I can't say that I've seen a mac and cheese
that looks like this before, certainly different.
- It doesn't look bad in terms of color.
It's got a bit of color.
It's not pale.
Just prodding it, it looks a little bit gloppy.
- I think they've put turmeric or curry powder in this,
which has made it hella yellow.
I know we normally combine the flour to make the jus,
but I can smell the flour in this one.
It's not fully cooked.
- I am a little bit apprehensive.
Let me try a smaller bit this time, at first.
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- I'm not really a fan.
Sorry.
- It just tastes like a floury, cheesy, yeah.
And I think that the pasta's probably, potentially,
a little bit over-cooked.
- There's potato in there. (Record player stopping)
No.
- I can see there's some, a lot of effort has gone into it
and I can see that there was a bit on there with crust,
so I'm going to give it a three.
- Sorry, three.
- The person's tried, so I don't want to be horrible.
I would say a four,
to be honest.
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- I was actually being a bit generous with a three.
- [Heather] Mine has got some sweet mustard in it
to give to a little bit more, sort of a different flavor
to it.
And I also use Red Leicester
to give a more of an appealing color.
- Looks like a good consistency.
Looks like they've used some really strong-flavored cheeses.
- Yeah, looking at macaroni cheese, doesn't look too bad.
- This actually looks,
looks good.
I can see that they've put a few cheeses inside.
Yeah, they've used multiple cheeses,
I can tell that.
It actually looks quite good, we'll see how it tastes.
That's actually a good pie.
- Nice flavor.
Let me try again.
That's a good sign, isn't it?
Yeah, it's a good mac and cheese.
- It's okay, but,
could dump in more cheese.
It's not creamy.
And they've added a few things in there that I think,
I think certain things you should leave it alone.
Put a little flavor but, no, I wouldn't rate this one.
- Very cheesy.
There's a lot of seasoning in there as well.
I think that's what it is, I can taste the herbs.
Well done, whoever this is.
- I'm gonna say four.
- It deserves an eight.
It's a really good mac and cheese.
- I'm gonna give this an eight.
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Yeah, good try.
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- Thank you.
You know, I'm glad that people enjoyed
the food that I cooked.
- Oh God, I feel shame.
- They, they were really good, so I cant really complain.
I can always learn from them, so well done!
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