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What are two things that are good on their own but bad when combined? And bad things that are good when combined? (lemmy.world)

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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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[-] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Those are fairly subjective, but:

Good+good = bad: garlic and fish, cheese sauce and pasta, soft yolk egg and rice
Bad+bad = good: soprano aria and rap

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

You don't like mac'n'cheese?

[-] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.)

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[-] bemenaker@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You can't live without Na, it's vital for your body to function.

[-] Sethayy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

No pure sodium tho, which is really where its dangerous

[-] Anti_Weeb_Penguin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Red wine and Champagne.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Goed or bad?

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