I love Italian food, especially Spaghetti alla puttanesca!
Me too! It translates to "spaghetti in the style of the whore" invented in Naples
I heard there is an interesting origin of the name of that dish.
I love all the ingredients the tomato, anchovies, olive oil, olives, garlic and capers, all delish!
The anchovies make it quite pungent but it's so tasty!
It dates back to somewhere around mid 20th century
What type of noodle is typically used for that dish?
quantities of oregano; while "spaghetti alla siciliana" is distinguished by the addition of green peppers. Still again there is a Sicilian style popular around Palermo that includes olives, anchovies and raisins.
In a 2005 article from "Il Golfo"—a daily newspaper serving the Italian islands of Ischia and Procida—Annarita Cuomo asserted that "sugo alla puttanesca" was invented in the 1950s by Sandro Petti, co-owner of "Rancio Fellone", a famous Ischian restaurant and nightspot. According to Cuomo, Petti's moment of inspiration
Spaghetti alla puttanesca
Spaghetti alla puttanesca (; "spaghetti with very few ingredients" in Italian) is an Italian pasta dish invented in Naples in the mid-20th century. Its ingredients typically include tomatoes, olive oil, anchovies, olives, capers and garlic.
Origin.
Various accounts exist as to when and how the dish originated, but it probably dates to the mid-twentieth century. The earliest known mention of it is in Raffaele La Capria’s "Ferito a Morte" ("Mortal Wound"), a