Who Invented Mac and Cheese?

Gastropod

• Episode: Who Invented Mac and Cheese?
• Website: Gastropod
• Feed URL: https://gastropod.com/feed/
• Duration: 00:30:52
• Published: 2018-11-13 18:15

The warm, gooey dish, a childhood staple across North America, is many things to many people: a mainstay of African-American Sunday dinners, according to soul food expert Adrian Miller; a comforting yet celebratory meal that can be jazzed up in dozens of ways, according to chef and former mac and cheese restaurant owner Allison Arevalo; and Canada’s de facto national dish, according to journalist Sasha Chapman. So what do the Swiss Alps have to do with macaroni and cheese? Listen to this special sponsored episode for the story of where mac and cheese really came from and how it ended up in a little blue box. Plus, some tips for making the very best macaroni and cheese from scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices