<P> Macaroni and cheese--also called mac and cheese in American, Canadian, and macaroni pie in Caribbean English; and macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom--is a dish of English origin, consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, most commonly cheddar . It can also incorporate other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, meat and vegetables . </P> <P> 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 or using a packaged mix . The cheese is often first incorporated into a Béchamel sauce to create a Mornay sauce, which is then added to the pasta . In the United States, it is considered a comfort food . </P> <P> Pasta and cheese casseroles have been recorded as early as the 14th century in the Italian cookbook, Liber de Coquina, one of the oldest medieval cookbooks, which featured a dish of parmesan and pasta . A cheese and pasta casserole known as makerouns was recorded in the famous medieval English cookbook, the Forme of Cury, which was also written in the 14th century . It was made with fresh, hand - cut pasta which was sandwiched between a mixture of melted butter and cheese . The recipe given (in Middle English) was: </P> <P> "Take and make a thynne foyle of dowh. and kerve it on peces, and cast hem on boillyng water & seeþ it wele . take chese and grate it and butter cast bynethen and above as losyns. and serue forth ." </P>

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