Most of us can look back on our childhoods and recall eating bowls full of the iconic blue box mac and cheese, probably off of a metal TV tray depicting your favorite cartoon characters. Depending on who you ask, it's still the epitome of comfort food in adulthood, and maybe we still eat it off a metal TV tray (don't judge). There's just something about that bright yellow cheese sauce that soothes the soul — though it is less bright these days, thanks to a. Recommended disc space for microsoft office on mac.

But as much as we loved — and still love — Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, there are probably a few things left to learn about it. Do you know how it was invented? Or how what country gobbles down the most of it per week?

Make your mac and cheese Buffalo style with blue cheese and chicken, or add spinach and tomatoes to make it Italian style, as seen in our blog. Add chips and taco salad fixins to make—you guessed it—taco mac and cheese. Though the genesis of mac and cheese is decidedly American, when most think of the famous cheese and noodle dish, most reach to the boxed variety Kraft foods introduced in 1937. Which is fine for most. External hard drive for mac.

And most importantly, did you know that you may have been making it wrong all these years? Don't worry — we'll tell you how to do it right. Read on to find out all the little known about your favorite pasta.

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese has been around since 1937, but the company didn't invent the dish — reports that the earliest known recipe dates back to 1769 — but Kraft did patent the processed cheese that would ultimately change the game for the company during the Great Depression. The idea to box the pasta with the processed cheese as an easy dinner (with an incredibly long shelf life and no refrigeration required) came about when Kraft learned of a salesman selling pasta with a packet of Kraft cheese attached with a rubber band. According to, Kraft began marketing the product as Kraft Dinner, with the box promising to feed a family of four for the low price of only 19 cents. Because of its affordability, combined with its ability to feed a family, the product flew off shelves and sold 8 million boxes in the first year.

World War II kept the popularity of the product going, due to the food rationing that was in effect. Two boxes of Kraft Dinner could be purchased for one rationing coupon, and scratched an itch as a substitute for unobtainable meat and dairy. Because of this, were sold in 1943. Kraft Macaroni & Cheese continues to be a super affordable option for a quick dinner in 2018, which at about $1 is a steal considering regular rates should have it over $3 today.

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A 2017 study of boxed mac and cheese had people swearing off one of their favorite comfort foods due to the presence of phthalates. But what the heck is a phthalate, and should we really be worried?