Macaroni pasta is technically half moon or “elbow” shaped pasta (i.e. elbow macaroni). Featured here are penne noodles b/c the original pasta used for the dish in the colonial era could’ve been any shape or size…
modern day mac & cheese in a box is an entirely different convenience-focused “expression” of early American versions…
A much more time intensive casserole version of mac & cheese usually made for holidays and special occasions particularly among Black American families (the stewards of this style of m & c in America for centuries)…
“MAC & CHEESE PAST & PRESENT” by Tonya Hopkins aka @TheFoodGriot (TFG):
Arguably America’s favorite comfort food, macaroni and cheese has changed a lot and in some ways stayed the same over the centuries after it was initially popularized on Thomas Jefferson’s dinner tables in the late 1700’s by then enslaved Chef de Cuisine, James Hemings. Chef James had learned variations of the upscale Italian and French dish during his years of culinary training in France after …
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