Is fettacini a kind of cheese?

Answer 1

The word fettuccine is an Italian word that means "little ribbons", from fetta, "ribbon; slice". The name of the Greek cheese is also, interestingly, derived from the Italian word fetta. Nevertheless, there is no feta cheese in fettuccine; they just both have names that involve slicing.

Fettuccine alfredo traditionally does not contain the Greek feta cheese. Usually it contains heavy cream, parmesan cheese, and butter. Sometimes the sauce can contain egg-- it's important when you are pregnant to ensure that if it does contain any egg that it is fully cooked. Additionally, fettuccine alfredo is definitely NOT a low fat food, so I wouldn't advise eating it in enormous quantities if your doctor has advised you to be careful about fat intake.

Answer 2

You're probably thinking of fetta, or feta, cheese; a brined curd sheep's-milk cheese traditional to Greece and sometimes made with added goat's milk.

Fettucine is a pasta shape; the word means 'narrow ribbons' or 'little ribbons' in Italian and is just that: ribbon-shaped lengths of pasta.