red sauce
Pasta's classic companion
Red sauce is tomato-based pasta sauce, the kind served at Italian-American restaurants: marinara, bolognese, and their variations.
The term often distinguishes this style from cream-based (white) sauces or olive oil preparations.
A classic red sauce joint suggests an unpretentious neighborhood Italian restaurant with checked tablecloths and generous portions.
Seasoned tomato sauce
- pomodoroItalian word for tomato
- napoletanaOf or from Naples
- arrabbiataSpicy Italian tomato sauce
- puttanescaPungent Italian pasta sauce
amatriciana · fra diavolo · passata · Sunday gravy · oregano · crushed tomatoes · San Marzano · simmered
Hearty Italian meat sauce
- ragùItalian meat sauce
- sausageEncased ground meat
- meatballsSeasoned ground protein spheres
- bracioleStuffed, rolled meat slices
Sunday gravy · slow-cooked · ground beef · pork · veal · hearty · chunky · rich
Long thin cylindrical pasta
- penneTubular pasta, angled cuts
- rigatoniLarge ridged pasta tubes
- linguineFlat, narrow pasta strands
- zitiShort tubular pasta
bucatini · fettuccine · lasagna · baked ziti · meatballs · Italian American · Sunday dinner · al dente
Descended from Mediterranean immigrants
- checkered tableclothSquared-pattern table covering
- old schoolAdhering to earlier ways
- garlic breadToasted loaf with butter and allium
- chicken parmBreaded cutlet with marinara and cheese
Spiced cured sausage
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- cheese pizzaUntopped tomato-and-mozzarella pie
- slicePortion cut off
- parlorFormal room for visitors
New York style · Sicilian · calzone · stromboli · flatbread · garlic knots
marinara
Seasoned tomato sauce
- pomodoroItalian word for tomato
- napoletanaOf or from Naples
- arrabbiataSpicy Italian tomato sauce
puttanesca · amatriciana · fra diavolo · passata · Sunday gravy · oregano · crushed tomatoes · San Marzano · simmered · homemade
bolognese
Hearty Italian meat sauce
braciole · Sunday gravy · slow-cooked · ground beef · pork · veal · hearty · chunky · rich · simmered
spaghetti
Long thin cylindrical pasta
ziti · bucatini · fettuccine · lasagna · baked ziti · meatballs · Italian American · Sunday dinner · al dente · noodles
Italian American
Descended from Mediterranean immigrants
- checkered tableclothSquared-pattern table covering
- old schoolAdhering to earlier ways
- garlic breadToasted loaf with butter and allium
chicken parm · eggplant parm · baked ziti · Sunday dinner · East Coast
pepperoni
Spiced cured sausage
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
- cheese pizzaUntopped tomato-and-mozzarella pie
- slicePortion cut off
parlor · New York style · Sicilian · calzone · stromboli · flatbread · garlic knots
ketchup
Tomato-based condiment
- srirachaThai-style chili condiment
- harissaNorth African chili paste
- salsa rojaCooked tomato-chile condiment
- pasta saucesmarinara, pesto, alfredo, bolognese, arrabbiata
- pizzacrust, cheese pizza, dough, pepperoni, supreme pizza
- Italian AmericansItalian Americans, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Martin Scorsese
- Italian-American foodspaghetti, lasagna, meatballs, chicken parmesan, baked ziti
- halal cartgyro, falafel, combo platter, shawarma, yellow rice
- Italian neighborhoodsLittle Italy, North End, Italian heritage, Italian bakeries, Italian delis
red saucewhite sauce
Milk-based culinary coating
alfredo · alfredo sauce · béchamel · cream sauce · carbonara
red saucepesto
Uncooked green Italian sauce
olive oil · brown butter · aglio e olio · cacio e pepe · primavera
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