Original Fettuccine Alfredo in Rome - Why Do Italians Hate This?? 🇮🇹

[@KCNwokoye]

What a blessing to be doing what you love and in the process enjoying the best dishes in the world.

[@arthurford829]

Yes, but we really need a behind the scenes video about how Mark actually makes this happen.

[@mojitobevandanazionale7059]

In Italy, fettuccine Alfredo is not popular for a simple reason: We make pasta with butter at home, it is a waste to order such a simple dish in a restaurant. Your videos are always very "appetizing", congratulations.

[@swissfoodie3542]

I agree, its the same for me. When I go to a restaurant, I want to eat something "complicated" or something that I cant make at home. And not a simple dish, that I can prepare at home without any problems.

[@MatthewBaran]

Makes sense. I love cooking Italian and rarely find it better outside of my house so I rarely go for Italian out.

[@jjpark1989]

That doesn't seem like a good reason to hate it. I understand the idea of not wanting to order it for the reason you stated, but to show disgust on your face when it is mentioned seems pretty asinine to me. I love Fettuccine Alfredo and I've ordered it at restaurants and made it at home. Sometimes the restaurants just taste better.

[@Lemmy4555]

i hope with not that amount of butter otherwise your life will be significantly shorter lol

[@Cipollae]

@@Lemmy4555But that shorter life will have been significantly more fun!

[@arrivagabry]

For us ordering this pasta in an expensive restaurant is like going to an expensive restaurant in the US and ordering a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and paying it $ 25.00

[@NomenClature-o8s]

And wearing a black offer jacket at the table. 😂

[@danyv1826]

...and calling it the most traditional American dish ever! 😅😅😅😅

[@johnjohnmcclane1818]

Why would i pay a sandwich?

[@plusfour1]

As a young cook in North America, I was shown Alfredo as butter, cream and parmessan cheese with a few grates of nutmeg. I was aware that the original had no cream. As I gained experience with cooking pasta, I learned that the starchy pasta water was often used to emulsify with oils like butter to make a sauce. That's exactly what we see here with the original method of cooking Alfredo sauce.

[@PUTDEVICE]

agree with you. many countries make their own recipes for many dishes. and it annoys me a little, like when someone is going to make Swedish meatballs and has spices etc. that are not in the classic recipe. milk/cream, breadcrumbs, eggs, minced meat, onion, salt and pepper, possibly a little sugar. There weren't as many exotic spices in households 60-70 years ago as we have today.

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

Gotta have garlic That cream n garlic Omg 🤯

[@fabriziocolamartino5445]

In Italy doesn't exist a sauce called Alfredo... it's "pasta al burro" and it's not a recipe, it's something we eat when we are in a hurry...

[@DanielJohnson-ec8rk]

No cream

[@francisdec1615]

@@PUTDEVICE Originally the meatballs were thought to be juicier if they were made by a young girl spitting in the patty...

[@connormatthews522]

this looks incredible. your energy is great, must have been nice for the staff to witness someone so hyped to be there experiencing what they do best

[@connormatthews522]

i bet it's impossible to eat without that wine to cut through how rich it is haha

[@oldironsides4107]

Is mark me tally deficient. The guy can’t read cursive and keeps blaming the font?

[@wasclywabbit]

We visited friends in Rome two years ago and it’s true that Romans show a marked disdain for fettuccine Alfredo. They said, “who is Alfredo” when I asked them about it. That said, true Roman Carbonara is so much better than Alfredo ever could be.

[@alessandroarsuffi3062]

Alfredo didn't invent anything, he just exported a very plain, easy and popular solution of homemade pasta and put his name unto it. And yes, real carbonara is something else when done properly.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I make Carbonara with fresh eggs from under my own hens, and American bacon and a good quality Parmesan. it's nearly impossible to find a decent pancetta here. love it. a special treat.

[@ilgrandenebro8702]

@@kathleenhensley5951 guanciale not pancetta

[@eviljoy8426]

we don't call that pasta 'Alfredo' that pasta is 'Pasta burro e parmigiano - pasta butter and parmigiano' or 'Pasta in Bianco - Pasta in White' and it's not so special.. it's just for kids

[@aetius7139]

​@@alessandroarsuffi3062Its more to do with his personality rather than the food. Alfredo is more of a showman than a cook. He personally would show up. Make the pasta in front of guests and serve the plate himself. Kinda like why people like caesars salad. Its the novel experience people paying for. Not really the food itself.

[@BustDownRosary]

I LOVE THESE TYPE OF FOOD TRAVEL VIDEOS. marks take on food with more of a bourdains no reservations type of vibe. really appreciate marks energy all around

[@Fake-wp9up]

you know its a restaurant for tourists when the first page of the menu is written in english lol

[@sheriffjohnson589]

😢

[@MarkAbroad]

Yes, I mean because of its history and story, that's what it's come down to. But it's still a Italian dish original.

[@sonny9054]

I wouldn’t mind that at all.

[@mattdaaamon]

Just because the food is good enough doesn't make it not a tourist trap ​@@MarkAbroadthis is like going to pats in Philly and raving about the cheese steak that on the whole tasty but nothing to showcase vs other places.

[@weebmaster5962]

Then? Lol

[@dastiffmeisterman]

Pasta with butter and cheese is what Italians cook when they don't have time to make a proper sauce. Speaking as a man with Italian father from Naples.

[@ADRIAN-zh4ti]

yep is like going to a restauran to eat a peanut butter sandwich

[@prvtthd401]

What about aglio e olio?

[@maggiejetson7904]

@@ADRIAN-zh4ti or Instant Ramen. But still, I had great memory of going to a restaurant / cafe to eat instant ramen as a kid, I just wouldn't go to a fancy restaurant for that.

[@ok10469]

Same thing mostly but there are a few variations on that one so some people actually really like it. ​@@prvtthd401

[@MrMcbear]

All that matters is that it's made fresh, and with love

[@ARoo-tru]

I have a new appreciation for Fettucine Alfredo, pasta, butter, quality Parmesan cheese makes a rich sauce, well stirred, maybe with a sprinkle of pepper & truffles when plated, delicious!

[@MarkAbroad]

Yes, me too!

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

So no creammmmmm?

[@user-xo9pz7fd3j]

​@@YeshuaKingMessiahNo, never! The real secret are ingredients (must be natural good butter and italian Parmigiano Reggiano DOP 24 months no parmesan!). The other secret is preparation which make the difference between nonna's when you are sick and this one 😂

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

@@user-xo9pz7fd3j cream is key for me Isn’t it a grand world we live in?

[@lucapolidori8817]

Try the roman "cacio e pepe". After then you'll never eat Alfredo anymore.

[@XeroJin84]

pasta with butter and parmigiano (pasta burro e parmigiano) is something you eat when you're sick or when you don't have anything else in the fridge

[@fosterbuster2840]

Lol. E’ vero,molto tipico in Italia,un po’ come cibo da ospedale.😂 Pero’ devo dirti che generalmente quella di ristorante cucinate da un bravo cuoco e’ tutta un altra cosa.

[@f0ns0r]

@@fosterbuster2840 Non lo sparemo mai, perchè nessuno è così ritardato da andare al ristorante a prendere la pasta al burro. Poi in cosa dovrebbe essere diverso, cosa farebbe lo chef di straordinario? non scuoce la pasta bollendola meglio? scioglie meglio il burro con il pensiero? no perchè letteralmente sono le uniche due cose che serve saper fare per fare sta "ricetta" e chiamandola ricetta gli faccio un grande favore.

[@2Ensta]

It's a good comfort food.

[@lindasilvester]

LA PASTA DEI CORNUTI is what we call it here in Rome 😊

[@f0ns0r]

@@fosterbuster2840 Ma di cosa parli? saltarla, padelle il fuoco? Stiamo parlando di pasta col burro, dove la vedi la padella? dal bolitore la mettono sul piatto col burro e mischiano, punto. "non da tutti" 😂? Ci vuole la laurea in fisica per fare sti due passaggi?

[@KadeBenji]

"The golden fork and spoon for you sir KZbinr" lol 😂

[@andreaorofalo]

Italians do not hate it. But it is such an obvious, easy dish to cook that no one would actually pay someone to cook it. At least in Italy. That's a common dish you prepare for children at home.

[@kevinJ6665]

Greasy people really.

[@SandBoy408]

Yes, it´s a dish that you won`t find in a restaurant...and we don`t looking for it when we go. I use to eat at home, when i`m sick or when i have no time to cook. That not impress anyone...except americans 😂

[@awesomesauce8678]

se sei italiano, sei onesto e vivi ancora in italia, devi ammettere che le fettuccine alfredo non le hai mai sentite nominare in tutta la tua vita (if you are Italian, you are honest and you still live in Italy, you must admit that you have never heard of fettuccine alfredo in your entire life)

[@35widow]

lol, greasy ppl ? i would like to inform you that in italy we use 99% olive oil, maybe you should look at nordic or french cousine, but i bet you are just ignorant and call people greasy, enjoy your seeds oil noob@@kevinJ6665

[@fragmentsoflifeandemotions8006]

@@awesomesauce8678 sono italiano, onesto ma non vivo in italia da 15 anni. Le ho sentite nominare piu´ volte, ma MAI in Italia, solo in Germania (I'm Italian, honest but I haven't lived in Italy for 15 years. I have heard them mentioned several times, but NEVER in Italy, only in Germany)

[@locked01]

Mate, we don't hate it. Its just that.. imagine someone in USA beginning to bottle hot water and calling it "Mineral Miracle" and imagine people loving it and starting to make YT videos on it, even claiming it as a "traditional American" beverage. As an American wouldn't you feel like an idiot? I mean, everyone can easily make warm water at home.

[@Oobe]

Hahaha yes exactly

[@JeffTheKiller000]

Still tastes good tho lol, but yeah I get the useless idea of going to a restaurant for it. Just make it at home.

[@DCUnderdog3000]

Its how you europeans say hot dogs and burgers are an american staple dish. When most americans wouldnt say thats their favorite american dish at all. Burgers are just fast food for us

[@FraSa266]

What you call "fettuccine alfredo" is actually called "pasta al burro" (pasta with butter) in Italy. We usually cook it when we are sick and hence we have to eat something simple, or if we are in a rush. This Alfredo guy in Rome managed to create a legend around it and sell it to tourists for 25 euros, just because they think they are eating the original one. In an average Italian restaurant, this dish is not even on the menu because it is too simple; anyway, if you ask any chef, he or she will prepare it for children that don't want to eat anything of the restaurant proposal. So, Italians don't hate it, they just would never pay that amount of money for a dish made with butter and parmesan. But we surely hate that monstrosity proposed as fettuccine alfredo in the US which is done with chicken, garlic and I don't know what else. Anyway thumbs up for alfredo alla scrofa that was even able to put some butter and parmesan in a jar to sell 🤣

[@marymayer4875]

So this is like a fine NYC restaurant serving grilled cheese sandwiches with a bowl of soup to tourists as an example of fine American food. Lolz, I get it. 😋

[@roddmatsui3554]

I really like seeing the decorative plants with the little lights. I haven’t been inside a beautiful restaurant in years….. The pasta looks fantastic, definitely.

[@PursuingHeaven]

My dad's side came directly from Italy during WW2 to escape. We were taught to use large spoons to twirl pasta around a fork. Never a knife at Nana's house for homemade pasta. And she made a cheese sauce just like this, very simple but lightly added garlic and some olive oil with sausage and artichokes on the side. This is NOT American but very simple Italian fare from before the war and as was stated below we would never order this or marinara in a restaurant because we eat both of these at home all the time. I miss my Nana, and I miss her amazing but simple food from her homeland.

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you so much for sharing your insights!

[@sebastianponce9658]

That is just perfect. It may be comfort food in Italy but to me it's a perfect meal anytime.❤

[@danieldydzak691]

My dad and mom ate their three days in a row in Rome ! That's how good it was

[@vladimirs6914]

No curiosity to try something else…😢

[@forkinpig]

10/10 to Mark for gobbling such a loaded fork full of pasta without a trace of that molten cheese left sticking around the mouth. Bravo!

[@Screamingtut]

Mark, Artichokes are in the Thistle family, and if you let them Bloom (aka go-to flower) you get this Purple Flower. Also, Artichokes are mostly steamed and then baked, but you can deep fry them too. (P.S. I went to Culinary School Just for the fun of it & I love to comment about food too)

[@terryandhope]

Nice to have some more tips about food! I didn’t know that about artichokes.

[@MarkAbroad]

Great, thank you for the information!

[@studioanto4634]

The artichokes in the appetizer belong to two different culinary traditions, the Roman one and the Roman-Jewish one "alla giudia". You should have maintained tolerance without expressing preferences😂. It is usually said that Roman-style artichokes are good every day, while Giudia-style artichokes are good during the holidays

[@Gordon_Highlander]

YOu are talking about *THE FLOWER OF MY COUNTRY, SCOTLAND!*

[@YeshuaKingMessiah]

I love them in with the pasta lol I also often pour the sauce over broccoli (& artichokes) and no pasta I’m not a pasta fan

[@zampone]

it never got popular because you can easily do it at home. People used to go to restaurants on special occasions, not everyday and therefore looked for fancier dishes than the everyday basic pasta

[@hum-dinger2453]

Actually this is the one dish that i always order at an Italian restaurant because I can cook all the other dishes better at home

[@abcdabcd5366]

​@@hum-dinger2453this is much easier than carbonara or even ragu pasta

[@pipo4158]

​@@hum-dinger2453😂😂😂😂 what?😂😂

[@pipo4158]

​@@hum-dinger2453no italiam Restaurant selbst this excpet this one. Where do you order this all the time?

[@VincenzoDelVino]

@@hum-dinger2453 If we read this dish on a menu in a restaurant we run away because it's a tourist trap.

[@thetranquiltraveller]

Great history lesson as well as showing the great food. Love your videos!

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you very much!

[@awesomesauce8678]

History ? Don't even exist in italy

[@antipodi1611]

Famose spiegà la storia e come se magna dalli americani, mi raccomando.

[@awesomesauce8678]

This guy delete the comments in 2024, poor donkey

[@Lesevesel]

TRUFFLE!!???!?! The original recipe calls for TRUFFLE?!?!?!? I have never dropped my jaw so low. Grazie, Marco!

[@maurizio3881]

From family stories, my great-grandmother from Mantua, as a young girl, would knead the dough on festive days and then patiently roll it out with a long, narrow rolling pin until it became as thin as a sheet. She would then fold the pasta and cut it by hand with true mastery... and guess how she would dress it? Yes, with butter and Parmesan! This happened in thousands of Italian families , long before the invention of Fettuccine Alfredo. Indeed, the amusement of Italians when it comes to Fettuccine Alfredo can be traced back to the dish’s origins and its perception in Italy versus abroad. Fettuccine Alfredo is a dish that gained fame in the United States thanks to celebrities visiting Alfredo di Lelio's restaurant in Rome in the early 20th century. The dish, in its essence - pasta coated in butter and Parmesan cheese - was a simple, traditional way to enjoy pasta in Italy, similar to the story I shared about my great-grandmother. In Italy, we call this recipe "la pasta dei cornuti" or "cuckold's pasta", because it is assumed that a husband coming home and seeing such a simple dish would think that his wife had been busy with her lover during the day and did not have time to cook a more elaborate meal upon his return. This is one of the reasons why we Italians laugh at the American praises for this dish. Absolutely, despite the humorous cultural anecdotes surrounding it, the dish itself - when made with quality ingredients and care - is undeniably delicious.

[@deneenhanes8776]

Mark trio's your video is unremarkable I love them. You provide history, education, enjoyment and entertainment all at one time!!!💕😍😋

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you very much!

[@oldironsides4107]

9:58 😆

[@AlistairGale]

Unremarkable?

[@m.b.3610]

I think you meant to say 'remarkable' because unremarkable means you're dissing that place. 😮

[@caroldocherty6810]

I am always amazed at the amount of food you are able to put in your mouth at once

[@lunix3259]

I get that some people say it's dumb to buy expensive food when you can easily make it at home but as someone who don't have access to those things, this is a great info

[@canadianeskimogirl]

Mark, I absolutely loved your pause and voice over during your fettuccine experience... explaining the history behind it. Made my day!

[@yuvalhezkiya8934]

mmmmmmmmm

[@kc4699]

i can definitely see how this would be a nourishing and helpful dish for new and nursing mothers. postpartum care and the special foods prepared for it in other cultures is so fascinating, and such a big part of food culture - i'd love to see this in one of your videos please!

[@francescocassia1972]

In Italia le fettuccine burro e parmigiano me le faceva mia nonna quando avevo 3 anni. Nessun italiano, al ristorante, ordinerebbe le fettuccine Alfredo anche perchè non esistono se non nei ristoranti turistici.

[@cristinacucconi7411]

Infatti, ma questo che parla nel video non capisce una mazza di cibo italiano, poverino

[@fabriziocolamartino5445]

Nobody cooks "fettuccine alfredo" at home because... it's "pasta burro e parmigiano" a dish that we usually eat when we are in a hurry...

[@jamIam6548]

Italian ramon

[@brockreynolds870]

This is made with fresh past made from scratch. That's not quick convenience food in my universe. A Bologna sandwich to me is what you eat when you are in a hurry.

[@flimtok]

⁠@@brockreynolds870you bake fresh bread in a hurry?

[@fabriziocolamartino5445]

@@flimtok you can buy fresh fettuccine in a pasta-shop that sells fresh made pasta... this doesn't change the things: it's "pasta al burro", period

[@lucapolidori8817]

@@brockreynolds870 I have no idea of what a Bologna sandwich is, and I have worked in Bologna for a wuile

[@vonlipi]

Mark! Your videos never cease to amaze me! Thank you!

[@MarkAbroad]

Appreciate your support!

[@Zarathustra-mo1kr]

This dish is famous in America but not in Italy. 95% of people make this when don't have time to cooke, this is the true. Anyway in his simplicity is e good dish

[@georginagiethoorn6543]

Exactly, how is this a popular thing in America??!! This is what Italians quickly make a home in 15 min, they just mix butter and cheese with pasta and some water hahaha. This being popular in America just shows how incompetent Americans are with cooking, they actually sell this in jars and label it Alfredo sauce, but there is no such thing, that jar of Alfredo sauce has nothing to do with this technique of mixing butter and cheese, it's just destroying Italian food culture

[@BltchErica]

For any Americans wanting to make the real deal, get some real parmigiano reggiano, American parmesan cheese is way lower quality. Real parmigiano will be labeled with DOP and be more expensive since it's imported overseas. Don't forget to get good natural butter.

[@enricobardelli5398]

Il PARMIGIANO REGGIANO!

[@TardRepellent]

the most important ingredient is a high quality parmesan. don't need the broth, the milk or cream, extra butter or anything beyond salt and pepper and that starch water. if you're making it at home from Wal-Mart or a local market, find a block and grate it yourself. BelGioso is a solid low budget choice.

[@austinvannorman3482]

I love having butters and noodles with parmesan from leftover spaghetti noodles 🍝 ❤!

[@Mementomori1914.]

The original recipe is literally just butter pasta water and Parmesan that is whipped together in a bowl while hot

[@Romafood]

I'm Roman and in my opinion many Italians think this is an American dish. Maybe this is the reason. Almost a sensation of pizza with pineapple😅

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

pizza with pineapple is Canadian

[@frederickmoller]

But I see that you fail to recognize that Pizza with Pineapple IS Canadian, NOT everything comes from the USA, but you can't stand the fact!😉

[@albertsallis5929]

Cuz they called Pizza with Pineapple Hawaiian Pizza

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

@@albertsallis5929 thats called marketing. pineapple on pizza was first made by a greek immigrant in canada.

[@Mockbaboy]

Pizza with pineapple Is delicious!

[@MrSparta79]

As an Italian, I have never heard of "fettuccine alfredo"....

[@Angelica.369]

Such enjoyable and informational content. Thank you Mark for always bringing the best videos to me and my family. Blessings upon blessings to you and your beautiful family.🙏🏼🤍🌶️😁

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you, appreciate it!

[@ggfoodie]

Excellent timing! We’re heading to Rome in a few weeks and would definitely love to try where the dish originated! Thanks for sharing! We have lunch reservations for our first full day in Rome!!

[@herrflick9155]

Famous around the world? I've only heared Americans talk about it...

[@SnookerFan-qt9yn]

Mark is a douche

[@socalguy97]

So what if they do?

[@joannetullini6814]

Been to Rome countless times. The food is always wonderful. But those carciofi alla giudia are heaven.

[@briankelly85]

the waiters are clearly professional waiters. not high school kids.

[@Bradamante68]

Pasta burro e parmigiano is a dish we make at home when we are sick. Not something you’ll spend money for at the restaurant, unless you have an upset stomach.

[@mickydee1289]

ohhh...i totally forgot about this channel! So relaxed! Love it ! :)

[@Felix-Felix]

They don't "hate" it, that's a strong word. It's just that butter + cheese is a simple sauce, they make it a home. It's the same as making a hamburger place in america all based around a burger with 1 slice of cheese and drops of ketchup. Only lazy people will buy them instead of making it at home. Also unlike in america, buying raw ingredients is cheaper than eating out.

[@bendoan9728]

he doesnt know how to use the golden spoon ^^

[@loveyourneighbor9354]

Mark, I would take a little on the fork at a time just to enjoy it longer. It looks so wonderful and I am glad you brought this cusine to us.

[@Thinkofsomethingnew]

yeah that first mouthful I think he felt the pressure of people watching him

[@niki420yuh]

I love how you weren’t using the spoon correctly then just decided the pasta couldn’t be twirled 😂 the spoon is there to twirl it in, not just to push it around lol

[@donwald3436]

I'm not even white and I know that lol

[@SparkleP8nter]

Yes exactly 😊 They honestly should have taught him to use it.

[@francisdec1615]

How can he not know that? I'm a 53 year old Swede. When I was a child spaghetti wasn't even common here, but I always knew how you use the spoon.

[@JCW-zs6yn]

Simple, but not easy to do. The cutlery is from the King of Hollywood..

[@beetledune9264]

Italy will be on top of my bucket list,when i travel to europe.i loveeee pizza n pasta.oh can't wait!

[@Sammy-34079]

NAH CHINESS FOOD JAPAN korea FOODS IS BETTER SPANISH FOOD IS BETTER ITALY BORING

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

​@@Sammy-34079so do t eat it. No one one is forcing you.

[@ELEVOPR]

Wow super easy to make, Gonna try this at home, Rome is to far from NYC 😂 One day, One day I will Visit Rome.

[@modestacattaruzza7400]

Don't forget a bit of pasta water, it makes the dish silky.

[@Cchogan]

I don't think Italians have a problem with the dish when it is made just with butter and parmesan. I think the problem is when people add cream. They have that issue (quite rightly) with other dishes too. Double (Heavy) Cream makes the pasta "clingy" on the pallet and adds an unwelcome dairyness. (is there such a word?). The spoon and fork is a nice touch!

[@lntersteIIa5555]

too bad that mark doesn't know how to use a spoon with pasta even if Italians never do it, for some tourists it would be very convenient

[@sophiaisabelle027]

We will always support you, Mark. Keep working hard.

[@nefosharkfox]

Жрать на камеру реально тяжелая работа, ага.

[@sandervw123]

Bot

[@MarkAbroad]

Thank you!

[@gobbidimerda1]

That is a tourist restaurant. Paying 25 euros for a dish of pasta with butter and parmigiano that you can easily make at home is a scam.

[@shannondore]

I've never been a fan of alfredo sauce as we know it in the States (the creamy cheese sauce from bottles). Now butter noodles with parmesan cheese on the other hand I eat all the time and love. I never knew that the original recipe for fettuccine alfredo was just that. So simple and so good.😋

[@irgendeinname9256]

Italian recipes are usually very simple with only few ingredients. Important is just technique and quality of the ingredients

[@PeggyR70]

I eat it that way all the time too

[@Thinkofsomethingnew]

Yes I've always made butter spaghetti and parmesan, especially when money was tight, I didn't realise I was making fettuccine alfredo to an extent.

[@pipo4158]

So you nevee checken it out what for a sauce it is? 😂😂😂😂 so american

[@Thinkofsomethingnew]

sorry, your reply made no sense. Try again.@@pipo4158

[@JosipJoseph]

Your understand??? With NO GARLIC NO GARLIC N O G A R L I C

[@BakerVS]

Italians don't know what Alfredo pasta is, and don't know what the American version is. Also, this dish isn't famous around the world, only in the US. However, everyone in Italy knows the dish you had in the video. It's just called butter pasta, or pasta with butter and parmesan (pasta al burro). In Italy it's a quick and easy dish, and also something you give to someone who is sick. It's about as common in Italy as a grilled cheese sandwich in the US. It's tasty, but Alfredo didn't invent it.

[@Gecocieco5]

Deve essere qualcosa di tipico del sud, perché io non ho mai mangiato pasta con burro in tutta la mia vita e non ho mai sentito nessuno parlarne.

[@BakerVS]

@@Gecocieco5 Davvero? Non mangi mai la pasta con una cremina di parmigiano e burro (mantecato con un po' di acqua di cottura)? Qualcosa di simile al cacio e pepe?

[@Gecocieco5]

@@BakerVS Davvero. Quando non c'è niente faccio la pasta aglio e olio, ma non ho mai messo il burro nella pasta

[@BakerVS]

@@Gecocieco5 Neanche burro e salvia (per esempio con pasta farcita)? Io conosco soprattutto il nord-ovest dal paese mentre Aosta e Milano, lì mangiano spesso il burro. Esistono anche i pizzoccheri della Valtellina (pasta di saraceno) conditi con burro, salvia e formaggio. Altrimenti, in Toscana fanno i pici con pecorino e burro, e in Puglia mi sembra che fanno piatti simili, ma non conosco molto bene il sud, ci sono solo stato una volta... Assaggia una volta il burro e parmigiano, e delizioso! Devi però fare attenzione alla temperatura per evitare i grumi.

[@Gecocieco5]

@@BakerVS Mi piacciono molto i tortelloni burro e salvia. Ma per il resto, meglio evitare di mangiare burro spesso

[@enock79]

I’m so hungry right now. Thanks Mark great video.

[@stephenfisher3721]

I found this on the Internet: In 1943, di Lilio sold the restaurant to a new owner, who kept the restaurant’s name (Alfredo alla Scrofa), menu, and all the photos on the wall. In 1950, Alfredo and his son Armando opened another restaurant, Il Vero Alfredo, “the true Alfredo,” which is now managed by Alfredo’s grandchildren. Both restaurants claim to be the originator of the dish.

[@f0ns0r]

As melting some butter in pasta is something you can claim as an invention. As italian, this is just ridicolous, everybody was doing that since...ever.

[@randylahey1822]

Well it was created under the Alfredo alla Scrofa roof so makes sense that both of them can claim it to some degree, don't think people actually care that much as long as the dish is done right

[@leodrago4714]

Italian HERE! I try to clarify: Fettuccine Alfredo is an american dish born from italian-americans in USA. We dont "hate", simply it's not an Italian recipe. But is an american recipe with Italian sounding and Italian ingredients. If you want to taste the original pasta that we do in Italay and is really a part of our tradition unlike "fettuccine alfredo" is simply Pasta Burro e Parmigiano, that is probably what those italian amrican were tryiong to reproduce in USA when the recipe born. Then surely you can find lot of stories and legends, but i ensure you , you can ask any italian, we never prepare fettuccine alfredo. Hope it clarify

[@Oobe]

This is considered kids food in italy, that's probably why Americans are obsessed with this because Americans have the pallet of a toddler. This is what Italians make at home when they don't have much time and just want to cook something quick in 15 min. The fact that this is big in America is so strange to me, the simplest cheapest meal you can make at home for 2 dollars. And in America they sell it in jars as a sauce, doesn't make sense as this is a quick technique you do when the pasta is cooked, it's not possible to put this in a jar, it has to be made on the spot. The Alfredo sauce in USA has nothing to do with Italian food culture sorry. Americans eat like children, they eat chicken strips and stuff like this, stuff that toddlers eat that have no concept of food

[@drprogensteinphp3169]

Yeah, I'm surprised they don't smother this dish with that crappy orange pre-sliced processed cheese product (AKA American cheese). Americans seem to be obsessed with that garbage. Every time I see a decent burger video or Facebook post, it's oozing with that horrible fake cheese. Even their own FDA does not recognize it as a cheese, and refers to it as a cheese product. This is because it only contains 50% cheese, and the rest filler.

[@enricobardelli5398]

😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@JimmieBrown-sg8fq]

Red alert Italian food snob. Well Italy has no clue on how to cook a good steak or BBQ. America has the most Italians outside of Italy why that?

[@grandmastersaibotshikimura34]

Lionfield was been there before... I am glad you loved that beautiful dish. :)

[@Bootmahoy88]

It's such a simple, straightforward dish. Why would I go to a fancy restaurant to order something I can make at home for very little money. I love this dish, and I make it at least every month here in the Bronx.

[@brockreynolds870]

Most people don't take the time and effort to make the fresh pasta from scratch. That is the main reason people go to Italian restaurants.

[@biohead66]

@@brockreynolds870 great point. And to enjoy the fresh pasta you don't need to go crazy on the sauce.

[@Bootmahoy88]

@@brockreynolds870 I totally agree.

[@Bootmahoy88]

@@biohead66 butter, cheese magic.

[@francisdec1615]

@@brockreynolds870 Can't you buy fresh pasta in the US? Here in Sweden you can buy it at the equivalents of Walmart.

[@cookingwithvince]

Great video. I did a history of Alfredo video but I love how you went to the restaurant!!!!

[@brigittebramary7258]

Mark don't put so much food at the time in your mouth , love what you do

[@ElvisPriscillaPresley]

I'm surprised he didn't get a smack in the back of the head... eating like that is disrespectful.

[@skeena59]

He finished that plate in 4 fork fulls. Food and wine is meant to be savoured and enjoyed, slowly. Typical tourist. Lol.

[@abcdabcd5366]

​@@skeena59tbf I think it's dumb but to each their own

[@Dynomite611]

Born and raised in Queens NY. I went to catholic school and majority of my friends were Italian Americans. What I learned is Italian American cuisine is nothing like what is eaten in Italy. When Italian immigrants came to the US it was mostly poor working class from southern Italy. When they first arrived the abundance of meat was a shock to the immigrants. They started to incorporate heavy meat into their diet. Italians in Italy tend to eat on the lighter side and do not mix meat with cheese. Popular Italian products are all primarily from the northern richer region Lombardy , Tuscany , Emilia- Romagna etc.

[@devadii24]

My grandparents were Sicilian and came to Canada in the 60s and became obsessed with meat as it was scarce in Italy at the time (particularly in Sicily) I was in Sicily last summer for 2 weeks and barely had any meat 🤣

[@Dynomite611]

@@devadii24a lot of fish right? My boy whose family was from Sicily. He could speak Italian and goes back to Sicily a lot. When I ate at his house, it was mostly fish never any meat. It was all delicious though.

[@VincenzoDelVino]

If you come in Rome to eat this you haven't understand what to eat in Rome. This is the dish we Italians calls "burro e parmigiano" and we eat it only when we have stomach sickness.

[@yusufsantalucia8523]

👍🏼 bravo

[@erzsebetkovacs2527]

How do you mean stomach sickness? With that amount of butter and cheese, it is a heavy, rich dish, surely.

[@VincenzoDelVino]

@@erzsebetkovacs2527 i don’t think you know what “heavy meal” means for us Italians, especially in the south region. You will not stand the appetizers. 😂 This is when you want to stay light.

[@erzsebetkovacs2527]

@@VincenzoDelVino :D Okay, but what sort of stomach sickness did you mean?

[@VincenzoDelVino]

@@erzsebetkovacs2527 something like sense of vomit or in case of diarrhea.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

I once went on a day trip from Innsbruck to Venice. I went to a restaurant and had this, I ordered a second plate it was so good and I knew I would probably never have it in Italy again.

[@ilmelangolo]

Perchè solo un fesso va al ristorante per mangiare pasta con burro e parmigiano e pagarla magari 15 euro... Te la fai a casa con 50 centesimi!

[@yusufsantalucia8523]

I turisti sono così ingannati che non provano mai le cose deliziose che raramente si mangiano a casa in Italia, ma solo al ristorante

[@donatellaborciccibelloni5328]

In realtà parli a vanvera, La pasta all'uovo di qualità costa 18 euro al chilo e li erano quasi 2 etti. Il burro se è di qualità cosa 4 euro ogni 100 grammi e li ne hanno usato almeno una confezione piccola, il parmigiano era più che abbondante, almeno 100 gr e sono altri 3 euro. Fatti due conti e aggiungi le spese di un locale storico e di qualità come quello. I fessi non sono certo loro che fanno bene il loro lavoro...

[@ilmelangolo]

@@donatellaborciccibelloni5328 Tu quanti italiani conosci che vanno al ristorante a mangiarsi la pasta in bianco? Nessuno ovviamente. Tocca ripetermi: solo un fesso va al ristorante per mangiare pasta con burro e parmigiano. Ma il mondo, si sa, è pieno di fessi...

[@ilmelangolo]

@@donatellaborciccibelloni5328 Tu quanta gente conosci che vada al ristorante per mangiarsi la pasta in bianco? appunto...

[@rizmaniztheman]

We went there just two weeks ago because of this video! My girlfriend is Asian and I introduced her to Italian food 12 years ago. I’ll never forget that she asked the waiter for chopsticks that first time, Lol! Anyway, her favorite pasta dish is Fettuccine Alfredo and when I first watched this video months ago, I put this on our list of places to visit on our upcoming trip. Very hard to get into, we waited in the “No Rez” line for about an hour. The food was very good & the ambience & presentation were awesome. I thought the Alfredo was… meh (not my favorite pasta-too mushy) but my girlfriend loved it! The virtual, “Who’s Who” photos on the wall of prior customers is very impressive, so the people here who are pooh-poohing the place don’t get that it’s not necessarily popular for just one dish. I highly recommend eating here and even more highly recommend reservations!

[@PREPFORIT]

Thanks for the great videos on delicious food and food history!

[@futuregenerationz]

I was taught you combine almost half a stick of butter with maybe a cup of half a half.When that mix is tepid not boiling add drained hot pasta, enough for 2. The measurement was as much parmesan as you could hold in one hand. Once smooth, stir in an egg yolk.

[@Barbaralatrevisana]

Pasta Alfredo is nothing but a joke on Americans. In Italy we call it “pasta in bianco”, or “pasta al burro”, and would never order something so simple in a restaurant! Also most Italians have never heard of this name “Alfredo” used for pasta al burro. Pretty ridiculous.

[@yusufsantalucia8523]

Bravo 👍🏼 giusto ✅

[@arthurford829]

Kinda like chicken parm!

[@robertopinci]

Italians do not hate thus pasta starting from scratch is a perfect food for the one who's in love of a simple food

[@riariostefano2213]

Mark this is a tourist scam…my mother used to prepare me this when I was sick😂

[@MarkAbroad]

It's still the original Italian recipe!

[@strikedn]

Did you have to pay for this? Seriously. This is beyond ridiculous.

[@JAFrk]

I can make carbonara at home easily, I guess getting carbonara at any restaurant in italy is a scam. I mean, why would you pay for something you can make at home /s

[@antipodi1611]

​@@MarkAbroadIf you put butter on a bread slice, maybe can be original for someone, but still isn't a recipe.

[@awesomesauce8678]

@@MarkAbroad recipe for something that doesn't even exist in the first place so...

[@tommyharmon214]

Mark! I have been Going to Thailand the past three years and I stay at the Red Planet hotel on Sukhumvit. I had no idea your restaurant was literally around the corner from the hotel. Going there this summer and will definitely be eating there.

[@AprilLittleman]

Use the spoon to help twist the pasta?

[@AprilLittleman]

Yes exactly

[@evagorasm]

Didn't want to scratch it

[@sunitafisher4758]

🌸 Tip only twirl few bits of pasta That way it will fit into your mouth and you don’t end up eating too much at once and spoil the delicate experience

[@Peg79]

Mark you make me want pasta now ha! I've never seen artichokes made like that! Both look delicious! Safe travels, can't wait for the next adventure! ❤😊

[@budb.8560]

I love Mark's videos. He has a real passion for good food. I once saw one of his videos where he literally ate for hours at an Amish buffet. My question is, HOW THE HECK DOES HE STAY SO THIN? 😆

[@AussieAngeS]

Hi Mark fettuccine Alfredo doesn’t really exist in Italy, it’s more of an American invention. In Italy it’s common to eat pasta with a sauce known as “al burro” (with butter) its pasta served with melted butter that's sometimes infused with fresh sage, as well as grated Parmigiano.

[@zirchsoft]

u probably haven't watched the video till the end. Alfredo's restaurant existed way back before the americans came to italy, way before even world war. If there is any pasta dish that has an american influence then its carbonara, not pasta alfredo. The dish name "Fettucine Alfredo" might not be widely used in Italy like "al burro", but the fact that Alfredo was a real person, and that he is worldwide known for exactly that particular dish, makes it a real italian dish. If you still claim it doesn't exist, I urge you to watch the video again. Small hint: The Alfredo restaurant is literally located inside Italy FYI! Matter of fact, they made the entire video shoot in Italy XD

[@AussieAngeS]

I watched it and thank you for that.@@zirchsoft

[@r.mtn.7477]

Who ya gonna believe, her or your lying eyes?

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

pastina isn't it almost the same?

[@icoborg]

@@zirchsoft "american influence then its carbonara" WHAT? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@user-od3ur5em4c]

Hey Mark, love all your videos :) may I ask why you do not use the spoon to twirl your past on? I have noticed a few times and it does make it much easier. Keep up the great videos.

[@wikipiki2702]

ma in italia le fettucine alfredo non esistono e una pasta invenventa in america. alfredo in italia e il postino 🤣🤣

[@ElvisPriscillaPresley]

😂 Che cazzu

[@Sandra9135]

Fresh pasta and that cheese that has been aged. Delicious! The professional and friendly service is beautiful too.♥

[@dmblum1]

This is slander against the true creator, Marie Calender.

[@migfredcastillo3706]

Very funny

[@aimeemetzinger6718]

😂😂

[@illanaisme]

I am going to totally make this. Yes, I have made my own pasta. Man this looks lush!

[@nessuno1948]

At the end they are simply: pasta al burro.

[@enricobardelli5398]

Certo, ma NON normale pasta industriale: PASTA FRESCA con le uova dentro

[@pedrozatravel]

Great video, loved it, thank you

[@mrn13]

Pasta Alfredo is a 100% Italian dish, but it isn't Italian, it is American. Ok, got It.

[@karim_1995]

so folks, no overcooked pasta, no garlic, no chicken, no cream and finally no stuff like strange cheese and erbs on top the plate.

[@guapodel]

I like going to Italy and asking for it with extra cream, shrimp, and bacon. Priceless.

[@joydarling314]

It tastes better that way

[@enricobardelli5398]

Perché non un poco di cioccolata, cipolle,peperoni,zucchero, uova, e frutta?😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WilliamKraus-m8x]

GENIUS M.R. MARK ,THANKS BRO,YOU ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATED.

[@stfclm]

It's not that we hate it, it's just that no one knows it as "Alfredo", it is "pasta al burro" (butter pasta) with cheese (usually Parmigiano) and it's a no-fuss, homely dish that you serve to kids that won't eat anything tastier. It's a "kids menu" pasta dish that is a waste of time and money to order at a restaurant...

[@luissolares7007]

It looked good there thought

[@superlove9955]

I love Rome Mark, and went to some of the soccer games in Rome to … I enjoyed the food immensely have a great rest of the day.

[@erikcotterli-heather9231]

You need to use the spoon under the fork to get the pasta when you're twisting

[@sidecarural]

No, you don't. You will NEVER see an Italian using the spoon under the fork... NEVER!!!!

[@lordnat1968]

My daughters could eat their pasta only with a fork at the age of 3! And we are Austrians!

[@joshwhatf]

I love Alfredo and it would be a wish come true if I ever get there.

[@RickyCrawford-ij1du]

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[@RickyCrawford-ij1du]

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[@RickyCrawford-ij1du]

If you would like to get in touch with her, I recommend searching for her name online.

[@Randyfoster-nw7rb]

So nice to see Thelma Charlotte Ruff talked about here, her good works are speaking already and like wide fire spreading.

[@Randyfoster-nw7rb]

Her good reputation already speaks for her $ 110k last month

[@p3k1n0]

I don't think that the "I can cook it at home" reason is the main one. Sure, as quite every italian, I can cook a simple and good pasta dish at home, so I would not spend 10 or more euros to order "pasta al burro e parmigiano" in a restaurant, but behind the resentment I think there's also the fact that "fettucine alfredo", "pasta with marinara sauce" "spaghetti with meatballs" are the symbols of the oversimplification of italian cousine in the world (at least in the U.S.). You know, in Italy we are a bit.... touchy about our food, so I think that most italian can feel a bit offended knowing that their food culture is reduced to a bunch of dishes that, excluding pizza, we consider quite... simple... the simplest form of home cooking.