Chef Tini caused a stir after publishing her macaroni and cheese recipe, but she has a surprising defender.
Her dish has previously gone viral for its unique list of ingredients and laborious preparation, causing the chef to be criticized online. However, Lizzo spoke up to defend the chef.
Citing her TikTok account, the “Truth Hurts” singer wrote: “That viral mac and cheese recipe is just about every black American mom’s recipe, so leave that girl alone for the day her wedding. Don’t make her suffer just because you can.” no cooking.”
Chef Tini’s original recipe video has been viewed more than 20 million times and dates back to November 2023. This dish calls for 2.5 pounds of hand-grated Colby Jack, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and pasta The cavatappi she uses so the cheese can get into the inner spirals of the pasta.
The controversy occurred when Chef Tini remade the video on November 2, where she recreated the recipe.
However, some people criticized her because they thought she was culturally appropriating food.
“If you guys didn’t stop the white woman trying to teach us how to make our own macaroni and cheese then it’s your fault,” one person wrote on X.
If you guys didn’t stop the white woman trying to teach us how to make our own macaroni and cheese then it’s your fault.
– Miss Sn@cks (@HenriettaSnacks) November 4, 2024
Others say Tini is receiving backlash due to her race, not the quality of the dishes.
“Wait. Tini from Next Level Chef? Oh, shit. Don’t go for her. She’s so sweet on the show. She wouldn’t have gotten this far in her competition with Gordon if she didn’t have skills”, wrote. another X user.
Wait. Tini from Next Level Chef? Oh, no. Don’t come looking for her. She was so sweet on the show. She wouldn’t have gotten this far in her competition with Gordon if she didn’t have the skills. 😤
— MediocreHausfrau (@MediocreHF) November 5, 2024
“How controversial is this? Since when is mac & cheese supposed to taste like anything but macaroni, cheese, and avocado? That’s why it’s delicious,” one person wrote. Use another X to comment.
How controversial is this? Since when was mac & cheese supposed to taste like anything but macaroni, cheese, and avocado? That’s why it’s good.
– Deborah Hollifield (@presbyrista) November 5, 2024
One of the main complaints stemmed from a viral post of a TikTok user trying to recreate Tina’s recipe.
In the clip, the user shared that she made the same mac and cheese as Tini, but hers turned out very different. The noodles are gray instead of gelatinous yellow. However, users say the taste is still great.
@mallory812
It’s delicious but why is the noodle so dark? I can’t bring it to Thanksgiving looking like that, right? Let me ruin Tini’s recipe 🙃 @Tini👩🏼🍳🔥 #CapCut
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Chef Tini has since married Antoine Wright amid the controversy and shared a simple response on her TikTok account.
In a trend that involves flipping the camera to make a shocking reveal as if the person behind it was the one speaking the words on screen, Tini responded.
“We need to get Tini out of this mac and cheese drama, she just got married and it’s literally macaroni and cheese,” she shared.
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