Here are today’s five thing to know about Fettuccine Alfredo:
1 Fettuccine is a flat thick noodle made of flour and egg.(literally meaning “little ribbons” in Italian)
2 The original recipe for Fettuccine “Alfredo” is pasta made from fettucine noodles tossed with one part parmesan cheese and 3 parts butter. Alfredo sauce is the emulsified liquids that form the smooth and rich coating on the pasta.
3 It was named by an Italian restaurateur at his restaurant Alfredo on the Via della Scrofa in Rome in 1914. Said to have been a dish he made at home but for years was too reluctant to sell to his customers because it was so rich.
4 Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, early movie stars, fell in love with the dish while on their honeymoon in 1927. This helped to make the dish and Alfredo world famous.
5 There are authentic “Alfredo’s” restaurants in the US,Alfredo's at Rockefeller Center in New York City is the most well known.
Source: Foodimentary
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