Fettuccine Alfredo is a classic pasta dish invented in Rome, yet many Italians today will deny Alfredo sauce even exists in their country. That’s probably because Americanized Alfredo sauce became far more than a condiment to fresh egg noodle pasta.
From the start of the Italian diaspora, Italian American cuisine has evolved in the United States over the last century and a half. Here’s a quick look at the timeline of some of our favorite red sauce foods.
The Ferrero company built a confectionary empire on Nutella spread, now ubiquitous around the world. But as far as chocolate treats, Nutella is a relatively recent invention created decades after competitors like Cadbury, Hershey, and Nestle. So how did this nutty spread go from odd ethnic condiment to household staple?
Historian Luca Cesari is an expert on Italian food. In his new book, The History of Pizza, he explores the origins of this iconic Neapolitan dish, looks at the migration of pizza to the United States, and the evolution of the dish from working-class flatbread into global sensation. I caught up with him earlier this month to talk about the book.
Summer tastes like Italian Ice. The sweet cold treat was introduced to American cities with Italian immigrant enclaves in the early 20th century. Those early vendors launched the Italian Ice industry from pushcarts selling penny licks before eventually growing a multi-million dollar industry.
The feast of San Gennaro once hosted competitive eating contests for cannoli, meatballs, pizza, and zeppole, but then in 2023 all that changed. Here’s a look back at the history eating contests at the Feast.
The French have never heard of it. Neither have most Italians. Today, it’s a widely eaten Italian American staple, an icon of wedding buffets for decades. So where did this buttery, lemony chicken come from?
Italians settling in the Twin Cities developed a unique sandwich with spicy sausage known today by a slur for people of Italian heritage.
Spicy, creamy, and bright green, Pesto Genovese has become synonymous with modern Italian cuisine, particularly in the United States. But that wasn’t always the case…
Chicago has a deep history of pizza, and there’s a lot more than the thick crust pizza most Americans associate with the windy city.
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