Unless of course you have been to the original Fettuccine Alfredo in Rome. (Alfredo's of Rome) Do yourself a favor and make it a point to visit this restaurant. I was never a fan of this particular dish since most of the places in the United States serve it very creamy and heavy. What you get at the original place is fresh egg noodles made daily and lots of butter (European butter is much better that American butter) and fresh parmigiano-reggiano. Doesn't sound like much but oh! so delicious. You'll notice the color on the picture; its more yellow (from the butter-fat)than white which is what we normally see due to the heavy cream.
Story goes that in 1914, Alfredo's wife lost her appetite when she was pregnant, so Alfredo whipped up some egg noodles, butter and parmigiano cheese and the rest is history. When you go to the restaurant in Rome, you will see pictures of presidents and movie stars,and famous people.
I got a recipe which I have not tried but to give you an idea of how good this dish is, the total calories from 1 serving is 920, total saturated fat,I am ashamed or proud to say is 30g and cholesterol 218mg.!
When I decide to make this dish, I will let you know..
I completely agree! Our Fettuccini Alfredo was prepared at the table by our waiter, in classic
ReplyDeleteRoman fashion! Absolutely delicious. Thank you,
Candy, for bringing back the wonderful memory!
George