What is Carbonara?
[[File:Spaghetti alla Carbonara 3.jpg|thumb|Carbonara with some pepper on top.]] '''Spaghetti alla Carbonara''' or simply '''Carbonara''' is a type of [[pasta|pasta dish]]. It is made with meat and an [[Egg (food)|egg]] [[custard]]. The meat can either be [[guanciale]] or [[pancetta]]. The egg custard is made of [[Yolk|egg yolks]], [[black pepper]] and [[Parmesan cheese|parmesan]] and/or [[Pecorino cheese|pecorino]]. == Origins == Some people claim that the name Carbonara comes from the black carbon look that the peppers give off.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bianchi|first=Do|date=2012-10-29|title=Carbonara, a new theory for its origins and name|url=https://dobianchi.com/2012/10/29/carbonara-origin-name-meaning/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Do Bianchi|language=en}}</ref> Others believe that the origins of Carbonara come from an old dish eaten by [[Shepherd|shepherds]] in [[Lazio]]. This dish was called ''cacio e ova''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Forti|first=Laura|date=2021-04-05|title=Carbonara, la ricetta originale dal 1954 a oggi [Carbonara, the original recipe from 1954 to nowadays]|url=https://www.lacucinaitaliana.it/storie/piatti-tipici/carbonara-la-ricetta-attraverso-la-nostra-storia/|access-date=2023-02-09|website=La Cucina Italiana|language=it-IT}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{Food-stub}} {{Commons}} {{Cookbook|Spaghetti alla Carbonara}} [[Category:Pasta]] [[Category:Italian food]]