How did macaroni and cheese, once the 'king's dish', become American soul food?
Among those who have seen the movie '
A Gooey and Delicious History of Mac and Cheese
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Macaroni and cheese has a long history, with traces dating to 14th century Europe. One of the oldest cookbooks in Europe in the Middle Ages, '
In addition, the 14th century King of England Richard II 'is said to have been written by court cook who served in The Forme of Cury also in a book called' From what has been described how to make a similar cooking, at the time the United Kingdom of It is known that the royal family also ate macaroni and cheese.
In England at that time, all kinds of pasta were called 'macaroni', so it seems that Richard II and others ate macaroni and cheese used flat pasta like lasagna. In addition, since the ingredients were mostly macaroni, parmesan cheese and butter, it is thought that the taste and appearance were quite different from the current ones.
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Macaroni and cheese using cheese sauce, which appeared in the movie 'Home Alone,' came to be made after the birth of Bechamel sauce in France in the 1600s. This was further transmitted to the United States when Thomas Jefferson , a U.S. envoy in France in the late 1780s, spoke of macaroni and cheese from the Palace of Versailles.
Jefferson, who had addicted to macaroni and cheese that he ate in France, said that he used to make a slave cook named Hemmings make macaroni and cheese even after returning to the United States. There is also a record of Jefferson eating macaroni and cheese at a dinner at the White House. Macaroni and cheese around this time were often called 'macaroni pudding'.
'A macaroni and cheese was a fine dish at the time, because durum wheat, which was only cultivated in Italy at the time, was essential to make macaroni,' said Adrian Miller, a researcher of American food history. The Italian parmesan cheese was also rarely available on the market due to restricted exports. '
The situation began to change after the beginning of the 19th century when durum wheat was grown in areas other than Italy. In addition, when cheddar cheese made in Cheddar, Somerset, England came to the United States, macaroni and cheese became familiar all at once.
In 1937, American food company Kraft Foods developed ready-made macaroni and cheese. Soon after World War II began and many Americans became tempered, macaroni and cheese, which was cheaply mass-produced and easy to make, quickly became common in the United States. It became a dinner menu.
by Mike Mozart
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