Mack and cheese

Mac and cheese is very popular american dish. It is consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar. It can also incorporate other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, meat and vegetables. Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven, however, it may be prepared in a sauce pan on top of the stove.

First mention of predecessor of this dish was in Italian and English cookbooks in 14th century. The first modern recipe for the dish was mentioned in 1770.

Here are some interesting things about mac and cheese

1. Macaroni and cheese is the number one cheese recipe in the United States.

2. In any given twelve-week period, approximately one-third of the population of the United States will eat macaroni and cheese at least once. About half of all children in the United States will eat macaroni and cheese during this time period.

3. Macaroni and cheese has remained on the list America’s top ten comfort foods for decades.
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4. Kraft introduced its famous boxed version of macaroni and cheese in 1937. During the first year, nine million boxes were sold.

5. This is a very interesting statistic. Today, Kraft sells more than one million boxes of its macaroni and cheese every day.

6. The average canned macaroni and cheese is a source of sixteen percent of the daily recommended protein for an adult. It is also a good source of copper, manganese and selenium.

7. Macaroni and cheese is consistently on the list of top ten favorite food choices for children.

8. The recommended wine to serve with macaroni and cheese is Burgundy wine.

9. Two restaurants in New York City, S’MAC and Supermac, serve only macaroni and cheese. Both restaurants offer classic macaroni and cheese as well as gourmet varieties of the dish.

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