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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl
Per Wikipedia:
The origin of what we now call Fettuccine "Alfredo"
'Fettuccine with butter and Parmesan cheese was first mentioned in the 15th-century cookbook, Libro de arte coquinaria, written by Martino da Como, a northern Italian cook active in Rome. The name of the dish, "Maccheroni romaneschi" (English: Maccheroni the Roman way), betrays its Roman origin. The dish soon became a staple food in Italy and abroad.'
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Thanks; that's very good to know. Thanks for looking it up.
My southern Italians made it, but didn't have a recipe for it......nor did they call it Fettuccine Alfredo. I never saw any of the aunts making an Alfredo sauce.........just my parents preparing the "dish" for us little ones, as I mentioned..........butter & cheese on hot "macaroni".
My frame of reference was the southern Italians in N.Y.C.
Maybe frozen brain syndrome........but it got me to thinking......
Blame it on the three snowstorms within the past week or so, with another one on the way.........or 9 below zero temps.
(our front covered porch looks like a scene from out of Dr. Zhivago, as does our back of the home screened in sun porch; the wind just whipped the snow right into that room, onto all of the furniture & decking..........never has that happened before; I'm waiting for Omar Sharif to appear).
I began wondering when certain foods were introduced during our childhoods, but the below hyperlink will take you to an even LONGER MORE EXPANSIVE TIMELINE OF THE ORIGIN OF FOOD & IT'S HISTORY.
CLICK LINK............KEEP SCROLLING TO THE VERY BOTTOM. Very long timeline.
Food Timeline: food history research service
FOOD TIMELINE:
"Ever wonder how the ancient Romans fed their armies? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? So do we!!! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some experts say it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods are not invented; they evolve. We make food history fun. "