foodpanda ZINE | 9th Issue | MARCH 2015 THE ORIGINS OF FOOD | Page 6

Beef
Wellington
Some say it was named after ‘the hero of
Waterloo’, the first Duke of Wellington,
Arthur Wellesley, during the Napoleonic
wars. Others say it was the English name
given to the French dish, beef en croute
(beef in pastry) at the time. There are even
reports it may have been named after Wellington’s boots. Sometimes a story can
be repeated so many times it garners assumed truth. But all we care about is that
this amazing dish of beef tenderloin with
mushrooms, pate, and a pastry crust was
actually invented.

Fettucine
Alfredo
It all began with Alfredo Di Lelio, chef of the
very popular Alfredo’s restaurant in Rome. He
invented this dish for his pregnant wife to give
her strength. He prepared a sauce with cream,
butter and Parmesan cheese and then added
the fettucine. Buonoooo. It jumped in popularity in the United States when Hollywood couple
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford tried the
recipe at Alfredo’s restaurant on their h oneymoon in Rome.