Do I put cream in carbonara?

emily
  • Posted by: emily
  • October 5, 2013
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6 Comments

Julie S. October 7, 2013
No. The eggs, cheese and pasta water make a wonderful creamy sauce as is!
 
pierino October 7, 2013
No, no, no and no! Cream is the sissy method. You might want to consider using pasteurized eggs but that is as far as I would be willing to tamper with it. The way it's supposed to work is that the steaming hot pasta "cooks" the eggs. Simple and delicious. And Calvin Trillin believes we should be serving it at Thanksgiving instead of turkey.
 
Jenny M. October 7, 2013
Ni absolutly not
 
plainhomecook October 5, 2013
I don't. The eggs and parmesan make it creamy enough.
 
plainhomecook October 5, 2013
I don't. The eggs and parmesan make it creamy enough.
 
Greenstuff October 5, 2013
No
 
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