Ever since 1937, when the Kraft Company put it in a box, every Canadian kid has grown up with macaroni and cheese.
But where did macaroni and cheese originate?
Many point to the origin as being from a 13th cookbook named Liber de Coquina.
The two authors were from France and Italy.
And in the cookbook, there is a recipe called “de lesanis” that many food historians believe is the first macaroni and cheese recipe.
But of course, with any great food and recipe, it’s never that simple and as people travelled, they brought new ideas and ingredients to the dish we know today.
North American macaroni and cheese has two main lines of ancestry.
The first, is that macaroni and cheese was a casserole that had its beginnings at a New England church supper.
In southeastern Connecticut it was known as macaroni pudding.
In the second (and more famous story), and more than likely the original story, it is said that the classic American macaroni and cheese returned with Thomas Jefferson after his vacation in Italy.
Jefferson had brought back a pasta machine and his daughter Mary Randolph is credited with inventing the dish using macaroni and Parmesan cheese.
Later, the Parmesan was replaced with cheddar cheese.
So ultimately, we have to thank Thomas Jefferson with bringing the macaroni and cheese recipe to America!
Today, Canadians consume 55% more macaroni and cheese than Americans and consume close to 25% of the world’s macaroni and cheese.
A great way to add even more flavour to your macaroni and cheese is by adding peameal or regular bacon to the mix.
It will give your macaroni and cheese another layer of smoky savoury flavour.
Right now, your local No-Frills has a great sale on Peameal Bacon for $1.99 / lb.
When you have finished cooking your peameal bacon, slice or chop it up and make this delicious recipe using your favourite ZEG Sauces: ZEG’s Bacon, Mac and Cheese.
Be sure to make plenty of this macaroni and cheese recipe because they will come back for seconds when you use the flavour of ZEG Sauces. Enjoy!
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