Fettuccine Alfredo: Origin of the World’s Most Misunderstood Pasta

The original fettuccine Alfredo, made with just Parmesan cheese, pepper and butter.

Fettuccine Alfredo—the real thing, anyway—is served at just two restaurants in Italy, but its popularity has exploded abroad. Everyone has heard of fettuccine Alfredo, sometimes called “Alfredo pasta” abroad. It’s so popular outside Italy that when I lived in Houston as a child, my 9-year-old friend Allison ordered it at a restaurant. Apparently, lots of […]