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Everything You Need to Know About Italian Triple Burro Pasta

AJ Forrisi | PUBLISHED: March 31, 2023

AJ Forrisi
March 31, 2023

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What sounds better than the luscious combination of butter and pasta? Triple burro pasta is the creamy, buttery pasta dish often confused with fettuccine Alfredo. 

Triple burro pasta was created out of love from Chef Alfredo di Lelio, the same chef who created pasta Alfredo. Many Americans confuse triple burro pasta with its relative, pasta Alfredo, and for good reason. The two dishes are incredibly similar, with one main difference. While pasta alfredo combines butter and parmigiano cheese, triple burro pasta uses butter in the cooking process and to top off the pasta. Here are some facts about the origins of triple burro pasta:

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  • The origin of triple burro pasta dates back to 1907 when Chef Alfredo di Lelio crafted the dish for his wife after she had given birth to their first born child
  • She was weak after giving birth, so Alfredo did what he knows best which was whipping up comfort food
  • Alfredo cooked the pasta and used butter throughout the cooking process to help create a dish that was high in calories and easy to digest. The addition of butter throughout the cooking process made the dish creamier than pasta Alfredo
  • In 1927, actors Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks traveled to Italy on their honeymoon and stopped into Alfredo’s restaurant. They ordered the triple burro pasta and loved it so much they brought the recipe back to America. It quickly became a foodie sensation among celebrities and food lovers
  • In 1946, Alfredo’s son sold the original restaurant to some of their waiters and the new owners kept the original name “Alfredo alla Scrofa” as well as many of the original dishes
  • The American version of triple burro pasta is often called "Fettuccine al Burro" or "Fettuccine Burro e Parmigiano"

AJ Forrisi

Assistant Editor for America Domani, AJ Forrisi is a Brooklyn-based writer and photographer. His work focuses on food, travel, sports, landscapes, and urban scenes. You can find him on Instagram @aj.photo.works. 

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