One of my favorite pasta dishes is spaghetti alla puttanesca. Do you like this dish?
I think so. It is made with tomatoes, olive oil, anchovies, olives, capers, and garlic, right?
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?
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.
I love alfredo too. My neighbor sometimes makes some for me. Puttanesca did come about then. It was invented in Naples, Italy.
The famous Italian cookbook doesn't even feature the recipe. I wonder why that is?
Which famous cookbook? I have a couple of Italian cookbooks and they mention it.
The Silver Spoon, it is like the Bible of Italian cusine I have heard.
Ah right. I heard it is wonderful. Perhaps the original book came about before the dish was invented. I'd like to buy that book.
Yes seems like a great book to have. The sauce became really popular in the 60's. I bet it tasted just as good then.