Where did these foods originate.?

Question

I have to look up a Italian food for geography class, and i have to get the recipes and find out where the food came from. I have the recipes for Chicken Alfredo, and for Ravioli. i just need to know where the foods originated from. thanks oh and please provide sources i need to have sources for where the food came from. i looked it up on wikipedia and my mom helped me and i couldn't find anything so your help would be grately appricated thankyou.

Answer 1

Chicken Alfredo isn't very authentic Italian.  It's more of an American creation.  Fettuccine Alfredo is the Italian dish, and it's a relatively recent invention:

"History: In 1908, Alfredo di Lelio, a small restaurateur and chef, living above his small Rome restaurant with his pregnant wife, created Fettuccine Alfredo to tempt the palate of his pregnant wife who had lost her appetite and was becoming weaker. Alfredo decided that he would invent a dish that his wife could not resist. His wife loved it and legend says she cleaned her plate and a short time later, Alfredo II was born to the music of customers downstairs in the restaurant, all crying for his new irresistible dish. http://whatscookingamerica.net/Glossary/...

His restaurant, II Vero Alfredo, and the dish bearing his name became world famous in 1927 when Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, American movie stars on their honeymoon, ate at his restaurant and were impressed with the dish. They presented him with a gold fork and spoon in honor of his creation. From then on, he was famous for preparing it in the dining room of his restaurant before his guests, mixing it with a gold-plated spoon and fork."

Ravioli: " History: According to legend, sailors in Northern Italy invented ravioli. They did not want food to go to waste on the boat so they ground up their leftover dinner and stuffed them in pasta pockets."   http://whatscookingamerica.net/Glossary/...