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Wait. Italians claim Mac and cheese?
I always thought it was an American thing. Because Americans love pouring cheese over everything.
Fun fact: Canadians actually eat 55% more boxes of Kraft dinner (mac & cheese) per capita than US. We love that shit for some reason (well, I know why actually it's cause it's delicious).
No, the part about Thomas Jefferson is accurate, but his chef thought it was a take on French cuisine. Turns out it's descended from English casseroles.
The chef was also his half-brother in-law, and the brother of Tommy's teenage mistress
Thomas Jefferson was obsessed with Macaroni, and created the dish that modern day mac and cheese is based on. He served it at a ton of White House dinners. He also was the person responsible for shipping macaroni extruding machines from Italy to the US while he was a diplomat over there.
I think pasta is the victim here which still doesn't really track perfectly but it's a start lol
Pasta comes from China. Fuck what Italy thinks about it.
I'm well aware but its at least closer than mac n cheese
i think it originally comes from Scotland.