Carbonara vs Alfredo - What's the difference?

carbonara | alfredo |


As nouns the difference between carbonara and alfredo

is that carbonara is a thick pasta sauce, usually made with eggs, cheese, and bacon while alfredo is (cooking).

carbonara

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thick pasta sauce, usually made with eggs, cheese, and bacon.
  • * {{quote-book, 1999, Roger D. Skillings, Where the Time Goes citation
    • , passage=One of my own grand carbonaras , some crisp and spicy greens, a clean Tuscan white, a pint of raspberry sorbet, a pot of freshly ground strong coffee, and a long beguiling night on my couch in pajamas with cannabis, good TV, and no qualms about the future, please.}}
  • A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce.

    • alfredo

    English

    Noun

    (-) (not always capitalised )
  • (cooking, noun adjunct) The sauce made from butter and Parmesan cheese used in dishes such as fettucine Alfredo, or any dish of this type
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, January 30, Karen Crouse, Dash of Success Spices Up Gould’s Neighborhood, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Two days after kicking three field goals against the New Orleans Saints to help the Bears reach Super Bowl XLI, Gould was standing over a gas stove, stirring the alfredo sauce that was simmering in a pot.}}

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