Thread 21519499

>The dish is named after Alfredo Di Lelio, a Roman restaurateur credited with its creation and popularization in the early 20th century. According to www.zeppolis.com, the term "Alfredo" became particularly popular in the United States after Hollywood actors tried the dish in Italy in 1914 and brought the name back with them.

>Traditional Alfredo sauce is surprisingly simple, relying on a combination of butter and Parmesan cheese, which emulsify to create a smooth, rich coating for pasta. Modern adaptations frequently include heavy cream or half-and-half for extra richness and creaminess. Garlic, salt, pepper, and sometimes nutmeg are also popular additions to enhance the flavor.

So, do you like alfredo of simply butter and parm, or a more creamy rich sauce?

For me it's Kraft macaroni and cheese sauce. It's cheese, butter, and milk.

>>21519511
macaroni and cheese is strictly for use of yellowed cheese which has either more sharp or mild cheese flavour, while white cheese tend to be more footy

I find anything other than tomato sauce better than it on pasta
>Cheese sauces
>Gravy sauces
>Butter garlic sauces
>Cream sauces
I just don't care for tomato stew.... tomato is only good raw and fresh to me

>>21519511
>I'm a man child
Stick to /v/ gamer snack threads

>>21519499 (OP)
>original sauce is just butter and Parmesan
>guy who invented it was roman
so it's just a mutant cacio e pepe that he put a shitload of butter in for visiting American actors

>>21519499 (OP)
Fun fact: In Italy, the dish is not known as “Alfredo” and trying to order “Pasta Alfredo” would only result in confusion.

>>21519499 (OP)
>Modern adaptations
lol
using heavy cream because you don't even know what good butter tastes like is the most american thing

>>21519774
Fun fact: italy is irrelevant. Italian-American food is the pinnacle of of ginzo cuisine.

>>21519768
Butter costs more than tomatoes peasant, and fuckin tomatoes were introduced to Italy via America

Quit LARPing

>>21519785
Butter was invented in America dumb black

>>21519796
‘Italian’ Americans are the worst subspecies of mutt.
Even worse than the ‘Irish’ mutts.

>>21519809
>we wuz buttermaker n sheihh
Butter-making was being practiced by ancient Germanics back in the days of Rome.

>>21519836
Italian American food is better, because it's not peasant food. Your food is fucking peasant tier trash, we eat PROTEIN because we're not queer.

>>21519925
eww i bet this doesnt even have 100 year old aged cat piss in it

I'm from Italy. I like the American one IE the only true one. The butter and cheese one isn't even called that in Italy. It's good, I guess, but I like the American one better although I don't use plain cream for it since it's not that common in stores in Italy. I using Italian cooking cream which is similar to creme fraiche but not remotely tangy. It's just got the taste of sweet cream except it's thick.

My Alfredo:
Parmigiano, 50g +extra for topping
Butter, 50g
Panna da cucina, one 100g carton

Grate the cheese, knead it with the butter (reserving some for topping) and set aside. This is called mantecatura.
Warm the panna, whisk in the butter/cheese mixture until well integrated and this with a couple servings of fettuccine.
Top each serving with additional cheese, as desired. Also good is to grate a little dried truffle on top. Also parsley.

>>21519732
You will never be a man.

>>21519499 (OP)
butter and parm, then one raw egg yolk dripped slowly into the sauce off the heat

>>21520502
isnt that carbonaro?

>>21521311
I was unaware the dish got gender affirming care. Good for xer

>>21520502
the emulsification of the butter cooks the egg

>>21521324
Hmm

>>21519796
delusional

>>21519499 (OP)
No! No, no, NO! I need to gatekeep this even though I had nothing to do with inventing it! It's important to me because I have nothing else in my life!

>>21520195
>Italian cooking cream which is similar to creme fraiche but not remotely tangy. It's just got the taste of sweet cream except it's thick
We have something exactly like that here in the US called media crema, or crema mexicana.

I love it but heavy cream makes me shit my guts out so I don't eat it often. I have an iron gut for everything but fucking heavy cream, God knows why.

>>21523714
Why?

>>21524217
I just said I don't know.

>>21525051
Oh...

>>21525051
But why

>>21525560
I'm not this anon, but you do bore with exceptional ease. I've no doubt you've got a broccoli head, still live with your parents, are gender confused and have no prospects

>>21525596
>are gender confused
Am not. My identify as gwarglevur.

this is a good example of why I watch american foodtubers for italian food because they are easier to make and tastier
it seems dumb to use all butter and parmesan when the goal is a creamy sauce. also annoying to mix it with the pasta in a huge bowl