Everybody knows . It's the white stuff in jars you see in the sauce aisle of the supermarket. It's what goes into that rich, moreish pasta dish you get from your local Italian place.
It's what Michael Scott, making a characteristically poor decision, ate immediately before running a 5K to benefit victims of rabies. It's made of butter, parmesan, and plenty of smooth, heavy, stick-to-the-ribs cream. Right? Not if the Pasta Queen has anything to say about it.
Also known as Nadia Caterina Munno, the Pasta Queen has accumulated millions of followers with her knowledge of Italian cooking and her sheer joie de vivre. Now that she has her own show (also called " ", on Prime Video), she hasn't lost a single step — certainly not when it comes to setting the record straight about Italian classics like the legendary Alfredo. The original Italian Alfredo has no cream In the Episode 10 of "The Pasta Queen", Nadia takes on the classic dish with her typical gusto.
She visits Il Vero Alfredo ("the true Alfredo"), the restaurant in Rome founded by the inventor of fettuccine Alfredo, and discusses the origin of the dish with Alfredo's granddaughters, Ines and Chiara. Developed by Alfredo Di Lelio for his wife to eat while she recovered from childbirth, fettuccine Alfredo was brought stateside by Hollywood it couple Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, who gifted Di Lelio a golden fork and spoon after eating the dish on their honeymoon. When making the dish herself, Nadia makes it the origina.
