WWII Carbonara - the ORIGINAL Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe?

[@constantin1959]

Very nice historical argument; thank you for your interesting videos!!

[@Trueshogunate]

This was very interesting to hear about the history of carbonara and thinking about how it really evolved to becoming such a beloved dish! Maybe next time I'm making carbonara with bacon I'll cite this and say "see?! its authentic!" 😂 On a serious note this was really well done and interesting!

[@luisasotgiu6141]

👏👏 Beautiful

[@Michelleabela5484]

Were did you find the k ration processed cheese

[@PiattoRecipes]

Hi Michelle- I thought we mentioned this in the video, but the closest cheese you can find to the original processed cheese in the US would be Velveeta. In the video, we used a very similar processed cheese from Italy which does not require refrigeration. Velveeta in fact was invented in 1918. Hope that helps!

[@ghostlightdc]

Carbonara wasn't readily available or even known in the US until the past 25 years or so. So im not completely sure this would explain the rendition of carbonara that is often produced in the US. I think it more likely derived from tourists eating it in Rome and then trying to recreate when they got home but failing.

[@wyattrierson3967]

He most likely used the process canned cheese found commonly in the American dinner k ration as super n breakfast rations had different cans of meat but dinner usually came with cheese

[@annaflaviaiannone7863]

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[@paulfosbery6026]

So... Where did the actual Italian Pasta; "Spaghetti" appear in the list of American army rations, during the war? Was it included in the ration pack? 'If not, how did they obtain it in the field of war?..😉..😉..... England...a land of Pasta Lovers!....😀.....😀....!

[@PiattoRecipes]

A Rations (as mentioned) were ingredients procured locally. The Allies weren't 'in the field of war' during this period, but were stationed in Rome and nearby after the liberation. Pasta could have reasonably been procured locally.

[@paulfosbery6026]

@@PiattoRecipes Many thanks! I was imagining the availability of; "K" rations, including "Spaghetti", in the field of war in Germany at the time! Thank goodness the '39-'45 war had ended, and Spaghetti was available while visiting Rome, (and Mussolini had long been disposed of!...LOL..!). Many thanks again, as I rustle up yet another tasty plate of; "Spaghetti Alla Gricia", (with extras!), one of my simple favourites! Take care all, and be safe! From a; Pasta Lover, in; England!....😉.....😉....!

[@adrianred236]

One possible answer to the "legend" is that while Romans had access to pasta, the bacon, eggs and cheese may have been in short supply. Then along came the Americans with their K rations which enabled the Romans to make this compromised version of carbonara?

[@PiattoRecipes]

More than the Ks were other rations as we explained in the video but the general idea behind the “allied theory” is essentially what you’ve pointed out. That being said there is much more to say about the origin of carbonara which we’ll cover in another video. Stay tuned! 😉

[@sohara....]

My impression is that there's such a thing as "Irish carbonara" - which would have garlic in it, and fried rashers, and cream or even possibly white sauce (chuckle; well, maybe this is just people I know, me & housemates way back when). When I make the Two Greedy Italians version, with eggs & bacon & cheese, it feels like breakfast, Italian style. 😁

[@georgm4]

Creme? So it‘s not Carbonara !

[@linpeter9705]

Not today. But this is historic might be the original version. so for that time the modern version is not carbonara as well. Respect the history from the heart.

[@HerrBrutal-bl2fk]

Cream was common in carbonara until the end of the 1990s. Apart from Renato Gualandi, Luigi Carnacina, (born in Rome and considered one of the foremost experts on the cuisine of Rome ever) included cream in his 1960 recipe for carbonara (in the cookbook La grande cucina) and so did the famous and very influential Italian chef Gualtiero Marchesi. Today carbonara is often made without cream, but originally the dish in fact often included cream. We should distinguish between original carbonara and today's 'pure' carbonara.