Alfredo alla Scrofa

Alfredo alla Scrofa is an Italian restaurant in Rome, Italy.[1] It has been operating since 1914 and is known as the birthplace of Fettuccine Alfredo.[2]

Alfredo alla Scrofa
Restaurant information
Established1914 (1914)
Food typeItalian cuisine
Street addressVia della Scrofa, 104/a, 00186
CityRome
CountryItaly
Websitewww.alfredoallascrofa.com

History

Alfredo Di Lelio, founder of Alfredo alla Scrofa, claims to be the creator of Fettuccine Alfredo.[2] According to family accounts, in 1892 Alfredo Di Lelio began to work in a restaurant that was located in piazza Rosa and run by his mother Angelina. Di Lelio invented "fettuccine al triplo burro"[3] (later named "fettuccine all'Alfredo" or "fettuccine Alfredo") in 1907 or 1908, while running an oil and wine shop, in an effort to entice his wife, Ines, to eat after giving birth to their first child Armando. Alfredo added extra butter or "triplo burro” to the fettuccine when mixing it together for her.[4][5][6]

In 1914, Di Lelio converted the oil and wine shop into the restaurant, then called "Alfredo", on the via della Scrofa in central Rome.[7] In 1943, Di Lelio sold the restaurant to the family of the current owners. In 1950 Alfredo Di Lelio decided to reopen with his son Armando his restaurant in Piazza Augusto Imperatore n.30 "Il Vero Alfredo" (“Alfredo di Roma”), that is always operational, managed by Alfredo Di Lelio's family.

References
  1. Laurie Bogart Morrow (9 October 2012). The Giant Book of Dog Names. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-1-4516-6690-8.
  2. Giardina, Rowena Dumlao (2017-04-28). "Ristorante Alfredo alla Scrofa: The Birthplace of Fettuccine Alfredo". Honest Cooking. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. Carnacina (1975), p. 72–73
  4. "Alfredo 1914". alfredo1914.com. web. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  5. "La Storia". il vero Alfredo (in Italian). web. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  6. Carnacina (1975). Roma in Cucina. pp. 72–73.
  7. Menuism, Contributor (2014-01-13). "The Origins Of Fettuccine Alfredo". HuffPost. Retrieved 12 December 2018.

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