Fettuccine (; lit. 'little ribbons'; sing. ''fettuccina'') is a
type
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of
pasta popular in
Roman and
Tuscan cuisine. It is descended from the extremely thin
capelli d'angelo of the
Renaissance but is a flat, thick pasta traditionally made of
egg
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and
flour
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(usually one egg for every of flour). At about , it is wider and thicker than, but similar to, the
tagliatelle typical of
Bologna,
[ which are more common elsewhere in Italy and often used as a synonym. ''Spinach fettuccine'' is made from ]spinach
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, flour, and eggs.
The terms fettucce and fettuccelle are often used as synonyms for this pasta, but the former term is more precisely used for wider (about ) and the latter for narrower (about ) forms of the same pasta.
Fettuccine is often classically eaten with ''sugo d'umido'' (beef ragù) or ''ragù di pollo'' (chicken ragù).[Boni (1983), pg. 44.] Dishes made with fettuccine include fettuccine Alfredo, which – born in Rome as a homemade pasta dish topped with an emulsion of butter and grated cheese– evolved in the mid-20th century, achieving significant popularity in the U.S. and becoming a cornerstone of Italian-American cuisine. In 1920, Hollywood
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stars Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford celebrated their honeymoon in Europe, during which they tasted fettuccine Alfredo at the 'Alfredo alla Scrofa' restaurant on 'Via della Scrofa' in Rome. The dish, very simple but with a unique and genuine flavor, conquered them immediately. Upon their return to the United States, they told everyone about the famous fettuccine and sealed the memory with the gift of a gold fork and spoon, with the dedication "Alfredo, The King of Fettuccine."dried
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fettuccine can also be bought in stores.
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Cuisine of Lazio
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