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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 20 points 4 months ago (16 children)

Okay, but where is Mac and Cheese?

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (7 children)

american invention. there's a lot of argument between whether it was created by thomas jefferson or one of his slaves. hint: it was one of his slaves

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

thomas jefferson got the "recipe" from a french description of an italian dish

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

But it must have been cooked by an Italian, right?

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[–] uienia@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

No, but they had been to Italy. Seriously, not a joke. The recipe is recorded as part of something the person had picked up from a grand tour.

It is neither a British nor American invention.

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