0_Apprentice
One of my favorite pasta dishes is spaghetti alla puttanesca. Do you like this dish?
1_Wizard
I think so. It is made with tomatoes, olive oil, anchovies, olives, capers, and garlic, right?
0_Apprentice
That's the one. I leave out the anchovies as I'm vegetarian, but add extra olives for the saltiness. Pasta dishes are so versatile. What's your favorite?
1_Wizard
I have always loved alfredo except when they use too much oil. Spaghetti alla puttanesca seems to have come about in the mid-twentieth century.
0_Apprentice
I love alfredo too. My neighbor sometimes makes some for me. Puttanesca did come about then. It was invented in Naples, Italy.
1_Wizard
The famous Italian cookbook doesn't even feature the recipe. I wonder why that is?