Macaroni and cheese is the ultimate American comfort food, served at family dinners, potlucks, and three-star restaurants. It’s made using pasta, yet, at least in North America, it isn’t associated with Italian cuisine. If it has any ethnicity, it’s U.S. Southern or soul food. How did that happen?
“The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese: From Ancient Rome to Modern America” by Karima Moyer-Nocchi explains. It shows where an American staple originated and how it migrated to France, to England, and across the North Atlantic to America.
