July 14 is National Macaroni and Cheese day!
To mark the occasion I thought it would be fun to delve into the history of Mac ‘n’ Cheese with culinary historian Karima Moyer-Nocchi, author of The Epic History of Mac and Cheese. In Part 1, Karima and I explore the antecedents of this iconic pasta dish and how it found its way to England to develop into a recipe fit for medieval kings complete with a liberal sprinkling of spices.
Part 2 will follow soon!
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Useful Links
You can find Karima on Instagram and don’t forget to check out her website, The Eternal Table.
Karima’s books include:
The Eternal Table: A Cultural History of Food in Rome (Big City Food Biographies) with Giancarlo Rolandi (2019)
Chewing the Fat: An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita (2015)
Suggested Reading
Forme of Cury (1390)
Don’t forget you can follow me on Instagram or Bluesky @mrssbilton or find out more about my work on sambilton.com.
A huge thank you to Thomas Ntinas of The Delicious Legacy for doing the sound mixing on this season of the podcast. Sound effects and music provided by Zapsplat and Pond5.
