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Settle a serious argument between DH and I…

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PinkponyclubOG · 27/05/2025 17:12

A sharp or even mild cheddar does not belong on top of an authentic Lasagna..

DH is calling me fussy and that I’m turning into my bat shit mother who will only eat straight chips because I am protesting that the flavours don’t go.

It’s doesn’t even melt the same FFS.

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sugarrosepetal · 27/05/2025 21:08

I'm a cheddar girl. I can't stand parmesan. It smells like vomit and tastes like it too. No thanks!

Zanatdy · 27/05/2025 21:04

I like it with cheddar

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PinkponyclubOG · 27/05/2025 21:03

HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 27/05/2025 20:13

Surely for an authentic Italian pasta dish you should also be making your own pasta… but I’m guessing you haven’t.

why are you guessing we haven’t..do you know us? Are you in our kitchen?! Have you been to shops with DH?!?!

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TwinklyNight · 27/05/2025 21:02

No cheddar on our lassagna, I put mozzarella on top sprinkled heavily with Parmigiano Reggiano.

Latenightreader · 27/05/2025 21:00

My mother once miscalculated her cheese supplies and topped the second half of a lasagne with my wensleydale with ginger. Those who say that all cheese is good, take note that it really isn't true...

I prefer mozzarella but will definitely use cheddar if I have no mozzarella in. Never wensleydale.

Tigergirl80 · 27/05/2025 21:00

Agree I’ve done cheese sauce with it. It just doesn’t taste cheesy enough and doesn’t thicken the same either..😀😀😀

BunnyLake · 27/05/2025 20:53

I’ve never eaten lasagne in Italy so I have no idea what the real deal tastes like in comparison to a home made version in the UK.

shuggles · 27/05/2025 20:53

PinkponyclubOG · 27/05/2025 17:12

A sharp or even mild cheddar does not belong on top of an authentic Lasagna..

DH is calling me fussy and that I’m turning into my bat shit mother who will only eat straight chips because I am protesting that the flavours don’t go.

It’s doesn’t even melt the same FFS.

That's like putting cheddar cheese on top of a pizza.

Disgusting.

It should be mozzarella cheese on these Italian classics.

PeopleWillAlwaysNeedPlates · 27/05/2025 20:52

I don’t recommend relentlessly pursuing authenticity when it comes to lasagne. The ‘authentic’ version varies wildly by region and in some parts of the south (eg Puglia and Campania) involves sliced boiled eggs 🤢.

BellissimoGecko · 27/05/2025 20:49

ChandrilanDiscoDroid · 27/05/2025 17:14

Who cares about "authentic"? Melted cheddar tastes delicious on lasagna and other tomato-based pasta dishes. Unless your nonna is going to spank you with her wooden spoon or you're entering a Tuscan cooking competition, why not?

And it's "me and DH", if you're going to be particular.

Actually, if you want to be grammatically correct, it’s ‘dh and me’.

BunnyLake · 27/05/2025 20:46

outerspacepotato · 27/05/2025 19:25

Ricotta and pecorino.

Try getting those in my local co op, who thinks foreign food is a pot noodle.

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PinkponyclubOG · 27/05/2025 20:42

Grammarnut · 27/05/2025 20:34

But apparently OP is not doing the cooking this time. Up to the cook.

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Not in our house!

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Grammarnut · 27/05/2025 20:34

TroysMammy · 27/05/2025 19:35

I've got an Italian language pasta recipe book and none of the ingredients in the lasagne section translate to English Cheddar cheese. The cheeses mentioned are ricotta di pecora, mozzarella di bufala and parmigiano grattugiato. So for authenticity OP is correct.

But apparently OP is not doing the cooking this time. Up to the cook.

Grammarnut · 27/05/2025 20:31

outerspacepotato · 27/05/2025 19:25

Ricotta and pecorino.

Lack bite. Cheddar would be better.

MovingBird123 · 27/05/2025 20:30

Depends on the "vibe" you want for dinner. Sometimes I fancy a good quality pasta in Italian style, sometimes I just want comfort food, super water-logged pasta covered in something cosy.

Grammarnut · 27/05/2025 20:30

Cheddar would be my go to for the top of a lasagne. Goes well, sharp and matches well with the other flavours. What's with authentic? Why does it matter? Is it to be made for a Tuscan foodie competition?

Ottersmith · 27/05/2025 20:19

Laura95167 · 27/05/2025 19:17

It's defo DH and I or me and my DH

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Remove the DH. Would the sentence make sense? 'Solve an argument between I'. No it doesn't. So it's me, not I.

FuckityFux · 27/05/2025 20:15

If DH ever cooked a meal for me other than a toasted sandwich, I’d think I’d died and gone to heaven! 😁

You’d hate my non authentic cooking. I make a veggie lasagna as I hate meat ones (I like meat but not in a lasagna), and the béchamel is a cheese sauce in every layer containing whatever cheese I happen to have in the fridge. I also bung a mixed salad on the plate and chuck the lasagna on top of it. 😂

HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 27/05/2025 20:13

Surely for an authentic Italian pasta dish you should also be making your own pasta… but I’m guessing you haven’t.

Applesonthelawn · 27/05/2025 20:08

It can be either BETWEEN DH and me or BETWEEN me and DH - doesn't matter. It just can't be "I" after between.

Naggydogbutt · 27/05/2025 20:04

Try Boursin in slices over the top or between the pasta sheet layers

Loub1987 · 27/05/2025 19:58

Cheddar on anything IMHO

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 27/05/2025 19:58

I haven’t made a lasagne in ages - but I used to use a good, extra mature cheddar every time - in the bechamel and on top. The cheesier the better.

ChandrilanDiscoDroid · 27/05/2025 19:56

DreamTheMoors · 27/05/2025 19:31

Proper grammar is “DH and me,” if you’re going to correct someone.

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There's no grammatical reason to prefer "DH and me" over "me and DH". They're both equally correct.

BloodandGlitter · 27/05/2025 19:49

We just use the grated four cheese mix, usually the entire bag Grin