is a traditional Neapolitan preparation typically made with pasta, butter, Parmesan, and black pepper. Some versions use spaghetti or penne, while this one uses fettuccine for an especially rich, comforting result.
Its unusual name literally refers to “cuckold pasta.” According to the old folk story attached to the dish, an unfaithful wife supposedly needed to prepare something extremely quick before her husband returned home, so she turned to butter-and-Parmesan pasta. Modern Italian food publications explicitly note that the story reflects outdated stereotypes, but the colorful name has endured.
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