- I think I would fall asleep at the cookout if I ate this.
(smooth music plays)
- Hi, my name Selorm Kploanyi
and I'm a video producer here at Buzzfeed.
- Hi, my name is Jaidyn and I work for Buzzfeed.
I produce videos here.
- My name is Thomas.
I'm a producer here
and today I brought my shrimp mac and cheese.
- Hi, my name is Joyce.
I am a Buzzfeed producer and creator.
Yeah, I'm making some mac and cheese.
(suspenseful music plays)
- I made this drunk last night.
Whoever set this shoot up on a Monday, eff you.
I have no idea what I was thinking when I made this.
I gave it a try.
When I was done, it tastes like nothing but salt.
This is terrible.
I just hope they don't play me too bad.
For this recipe, what I did
was made my mac and cheese per normal
but I added in some Cajun shrimp to it
that I kind of was hoping it would give it
a little bit more flavor
but it gave it nothing but embarrassment.
(smooth music plays)
- Why she look like that?
- I mean, she doesn't look that pretty.
(Selorm laughs)
- I'm mad.
It's not cute.
Like, it's not pretty
- Black people will always put some seafood
in their mac and cheese
- Smells like it could have some flavor.
(smooth music continues)
- It's not nasty, but I don't like it that much.
- Very cheesy.
- Hmm.
I like this one.
- Oh my God!
- Somebody put shrimp in this?
- Who put shrimp in mac and cheese?
- Ooh, he got the good shrimp too.
- I've never seen that before.
And this is a potato?
- The texture is decadent.
It's like, cheese.
Shrimp.
Macaroni.
- This is actually good. I don't know.
There's something Creole tasting about this (beep).
- You know, it's like punching you in the face.
- I think this is Joyce's.
- I think Thomas made this recipe
because he's a mixture of bougie, classy, and hood.
- I'm gonna give it a six because for one,
a big part of food is making it look pretty.
And this?
She's not pretty.
- I'm gonna give this one a seven and a half.
I gotta be careful.
- I would give this mac cheese an eight.
It's delicious
but I think I would fall asleep at the cookout
if I ate this.
(smooth music continues)
(text chimes)
(upbeat music plays)
I think that I bring a level of class
and a mixture of trash that everyone will enjoy.
You know, people will say
it might need a little bit more salt, but that's okay.
We can add to it
instead of take away from the core experience.
That is everything that's delicious, which is what I made.
(Thomas laughs)
- Yo, who did this?
- Okay, so this one's different.
I like that they did the shells.
- I feel like this person
maybe attempted their own recipe, like and wung it.
- These are my coworkers.
I'm not gonna be...
This is mac and cheese?
Looks at these big old...
What are those?
- Cleansing my palate.
All right.
(upbeat music continues)
- Mm-mm.
(fork clinks)
(Thomas laughs)
- Oh, it is naughty
- I like this one, actually.
I think it could have more flavor, for sure.
- I'm actually very concerned.
You're not a chef, but this is unacceptable
for Mac and cheese, coming from a black person.
- You gotta start by putting love into the mac and cheese.
- I'm gonna say this is Joyce's, but I hope it's not.
- I think Selorm might have made this.
- I think Thomas made this mac and cheese
because he made it at the last minute.
- I think rating wise, I'm gonna give this a six.
- I'm gonna have to give this one a one.
I'm sorry, but I don't wanna eat anymore.
- I'm gonna have to give this a four.
(upbeat music plays)
(text chimes)
- So today, I brought my homemade mac and cheese.
Ooh, I'm telling y'all,
I put my foot in this and not literally, but maybe.
- Oh this one might be salty like mine.
- The cheese is caramelized at the top.
It's giving that nice brown, high-yellow mixture.
- I love the brownness of it
because that is something you want to achieve.
I obviously didn't achieve that.
- Let's try it out.
(smooth music plays)
Mm!
- Oh, it smells good.
- For some reason, this tastes like a Domino's pizza.
- Some okay mac and cheese and it's not dry.
That's what you never want your Mac and cheese to be, dry.
- This is giving all pepper, no salt.
- Looks wise, they did it.
- They put they little heart and soul
into this mac and cheese.
Shout out to them.
- Like, it's thick.
You could see all the noodles,
but the taste isn't giving me mac and cheese.
- She's cheesing, but she could cheese more.
- I don't think this person is a chef,
but I do think that this person
knows how to cook a little bit.
- I really don't know who put this together.
I'll go with Jaidyn.
Only because I feel like Jaidyn got that soul.
Jaidyn got that flavor,
but she just kind of messed up a little bit.
- I think Selorm made this recipe.
It just reminds me of Selorm.
Cute, small, makes it healthy
'cause you know, she's like a vegetarian.
- On a scale of one through 10.
I'm gonna rank this a five.
Everything is good about it,
minus that flavor of pepperoni pizza.
- I'm gonna give it a 7.5.
It has a nice little burn to it,
but I do feel like that it's missing
that extra little moisture that it could have.
- I would rate this mac and cheese a solid six.
We'll make it to the cookout.
No one will talk their junk,
but she could reach for more stars.
(smooth music plays)
(text chimes)
- I'm pretty confident in winning today,
even though I've never made mac and cheese before.
This is my first time ever making mac and cheese
and the reason for that is
because me and my mom used to fight in the kitchen.
Like she used to be like, "Oh, you make it like this."
And I'd be like, "Mom, relax.
Like, it's okay.
We're not doing math right now.
Like, you don't have to yell at me."
- Ooh!
Okay, I'm excited to try this.
So, it looks very cheesy.
- This is mine?
- Okay.
It's giving a beautiful crust on top.
- I can see it's a little oily, but that's good.
I don't know.
Guys I'm African, but I know what tastes good.
(smooth music plays)
- Oh, this is delicious.
Definitely needs a little bit of salt.
Oh, this is really good.
- It's good, but it's like kind of basic.
- I think Joyce made this one.
This one got something interesting up in there
and I feel like that's something Joyce would do.
Add things that don't belong in there.
- I think this is Jaidyn's.
It's just giving something a pretty girl would make.
- I'm gonna guess Jaidyn made this.
I'm sorry, Jaidyn.
I don't think you're basic, but your mac and cheese is.
- I'm gonna rate this an eight
because the consistency, the flavor, the look.
- I would bring this a solid seven and a half.
I love the crust.
I love the cheesiness
but it needed just a little bit more salt
and a little less pepper.
- I'd give this one like a five.
I mean it could be better, but it's good.
(smooth music continues)
(text chimes)
(record scratches)
- Hi, guys. It's Kayline.
I am a Cocoa Butter producer here.
So, I'm here today to make sure that there's no cheating.
I'm gonna be the one that's cutting all the bias.
I need to make sure that the person that wins
wins because they actually did that.
(hip hop music plays)
I'm not gonna lie.
When I came in, this one looked the most appealing.
This one looked like the one
that you would have at the barbecue.
Okay.
Auntie did this one.
You know, because Jaidyn is from Compton,
she got a little sass in her.
I think this is her mac and cheese.
So if I had to rate it on a scale of one to 10,
because it doesn't have enough flavor,
I would give it maybe a 7.5.
(text chimes)
Um.
Why does it taste like it has like Old Bay in it?
I'm from Maryland
so I know Old Bay when I taste it.
If I had to guess, this is Selorm's.
Selorm strikes me as somebody who would cook
and be like, "Do you like it?"
And you have to be like, mmhmm.
Mm, babes.
I'm gonna have to give you a four.
(text chimes)
Ha!
What is this?
Why does this look like a grilled cheese?
What?
What's happening here?
I'm not gonna lie.
I think Thomas made this one.
Scale of one to 10,
I give this a nine.
(text chimes)
She put a different cheese in here.
I think this is Joyce's, to be completely honest.
I rated this a 7.5,
so I feel bad rating this what I'm gonna rate it
because I think that it has more taste.
So if this has a 7.5,
then this has to have like a 7.6.
(text chimes)
- My mac and cheese cornbread won.
Wow!
This is a shocker.
(smooth music plays)