marinara
Tomato pasta sauce
Marinara is a tomato-based Italian sauce typically made with garlic, olive oil, and herbs like basil and oregano.
It's among the simplest pasta sauces—no meat, no cream: spaghetti with marinara, marinara dipping sauce for breadsticks.
The name comes from Italian for "sailor-style," though the connection to seafaring is murky.
Italian word for tomato
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- basilFragrant culinary leaf
- oreganoMediterranean culinary herb
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
simmer · crushed tomatoes · ragu · arrabbiata · puttanesca · fra diavolo · dipping sauce · pizza sauce
Long thin cylindrical pasta
- penneTubular pasta, angled cuts
- rigatoniLarge ridged pasta tubes
- linguineFlat, narrow pasta strands
- zitiShort tubular pasta
lasagna · ravioli · gnocchi · bucatini · tortellini · fettuccine · macaroni · farfalle
Edible marine bivalves
- clamsEdible burrowing mollusks
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- calamariFried squid dish
- scallopsEdible hinged-shell mollusks
anchovy · crab · lobster · prawns · squid · frutti di mare · cioppino · steamed
Mediterranean port city
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- NapoliSouthern Italian port city
- trattoriaCasual Italian restaurant
- osteriaItalian tavern serving simple fare
nonna · Sunday dinner · Italian-American · old world · rustic · traditional · authentic · family recipe
pomodoro
Italian word for tomato
olive oil · simmer · crushed tomatoes · ragu · arrabbiata · puttanesca · fra diavolo · dipping sauce · pizza sauce · passata
spaghetti
Long thin cylindrical pasta
ziti · lasagna · ravioli · gnocchi · bucatini · tortellini · fettuccine · macaroni · farfalle · rotini
mussels
Edible marine bivalves
scallops · anchovy · crab · lobster · prawns · squid · frutti di mare · cioppino · steamed · briny
Naples
Mediterranean port city
- SicilyMediterranean's biggest island
- NapoliSouthern Italian port city
- trattoriaCasual Italian restaurant
osteria · nonna · Sunday dinner · Italian-American · old world · rustic · traditional · authentic · family recipe · immigrant
crushed
Compressed into fragments
- vine-ripenedMatured on the plant
- plumSoft stone fruit
- cannedSealed for preservation
fresh · heirloom · juicy · acidic · lycopene · umami · sun-dried · garden · ripe · seeded
- pizzacrust, cheese pizza, dough, pepperoni, supreme pizza
- pasta saucespesto, alfredo, bolognese, arrabbiata, carbonara
- saucesgravy, ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, BBQ sauce
- groceriesfruits, grocery store, melons, supermarket, watermelon
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese
- Italian ingredientsbasil, oregano, parsley, olive oil, parmesan
marinaraalfredo
Buttery parmesan pasta sauce
white sauce · cream sauce · béchamel · carbonara · vodka sauce
- marinara sauceSeasoned tomato pasta topping
- garlic marinadeSeasoned soaking liquid with allium
- marinara pizzaTomato-topped Italian flatbread
- wine marinadeFlavoring soak with fermented grape
- buttermilk marinadeTangy dairy soak for meat
- citrus marinadeAcidic soaking liquid for food