Category Archives: Cucina italiana

Italian Wine

Posted on June 14, 2018 by babbityjean

Joel Garbarino is this week’s guest blogger.  He is an engineer, a friend, and a fellow Italian student from Santa Barbara.  His Italian relatives are from Liguria and because they do not speak English, he learned to speak Italian.  And, … Continue reading →

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Le strane ironie che circondano le fettuccine Alfredo

Posted on May 24, 2018 by babbityjean

 Primo di tutto, le fettuccine Alfredo non sono un piatto italiano, anche se sono state “inventate” a Roma.  Sono piene di burro, panna e parmigiano, e gli italiani non usano quasi mai la panna sulla pasta.  A Roma, la città … Continue reading →

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The Strange Ironies Surrounding Fettuccine Alfredo

Posted on May 24, 2018 by babbityjean

First of all, Fettuccine Alfredo is not an Italian dish even though it was “invented” in Rome.  It is full of butter, cream, and parmesan, and Italians almost never put cream on pasta.   In Rome, the city of pasta alla … Continue reading →

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