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What is the difference between marinara sauce and pomodoro sauce?
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∙ 9y ago
Ask several people this question and you'll get several different answers. My answer is based on my background. I'm first born generation here in the states and grew up on my mom's and nonna's Italian cooking. My dad is from Campania and my mom is from Calabria. Growing up, we spent many summers with our relatives in Italy and I was schooled in southern Italy for a year. I think a lot of Italians consider the two sauces the same thing. I have a feeling that's what my mom would say if I asked her ("pomodoro" means tomato).
Marinara sauce is a meatless tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and fresh (never dried) basil and salt, that's it. It simmers for only about 20 minutes. The texture is liquidy but with chunks of tomatoes. Since it simmers for a short period of time it retains a lot of it's bright red/orange color as opposed to a deeper red on sauces that simmer for hours. While some of the olive oil blends with the tomatoes, some of it does not. So the olive oil lends a shimmery orange color to the pasta and maybe even adds a tad velvety texture.
A pomodoro sauce, is a lot like the marinara sauce only it's thicker, but still liquidy. It feels a lot like minced tomatoes in your mouth rather than the chuncks you get with marinara sauce. It's cooked a little longer so it's darker in color but not much.
Most of this content is true...but you missed a very important detail. Marinara sauce is a from of the word mariner...it was originally prepared by Italian fisherman using tomatoes, garlic, basil hot peppers and fish heads. It was served over pasta as a communal meal following the return of the fleet. Today we prepare marinara sauce by substituting anchovies in place of fish heads. It is a very light but full flavored sauce used on pasta or light seafood preparations.
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∙ 12y agoNope. Marinara in Italy is not actually a sauce at all. It's a word used to describe seafood dishes. Marinara in the US is a fresh, acidic tomato sauce that's cooked with aromatic veggies (like onions and garlic) and herbs. In my family it's pretty chunky. If you buy tomato sauce (like the canned stuff) you're likely to get something similar to the sauce in Spaghetti-O's. It's usually pureed, stewed tomatoes. And contrary to the last answer, catsup IS NOT tomato sauce! Catsup is usually tomato paste (concentrated tomato puree), vinegar, salt and sugar. Catsup is characteristically sweet and vinegary. Originally it was made using he juices from fish fermented with salt.
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∙ 14y agoTomato sauce is used for more pasta cooking and paste could be Pizza sauce. tomato sauce is thinner and tomto paste is thicker
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tomato paste is tomato sauce with most of the water removed.
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What is the difference between marinara sauce and salsa?
Marinara sauce is less watery than salsa. Salsa is spicier as expected. Marinara is obviously the better choice for pasta, whereas salsa is the better choice for toast and chips.
What is pomodoro sauce?
Pomodoro sauce is a simple Italian sauce, which is often served with pasta. Pomodoro sauce is made with tomatoes and also contains garlic, basil and olive oil. It is also sometimes thickened with bread and/or ladled over bread and served a fresh tomato basil soup!
What is difference between spaghetti sauce and marinara?
Marinara is a tomato based sauce that will not spoil for a long time. Regularly stocked on tall ships by sea mariners, henceforth the name. The acidity level of the tomatoes minus any ingredients that could spoil gave the sauce it's shelf life. In simple terms Marinara is any tomato based sauce lightly seasoned (salt, pepper, basil, oregano, garlic, olive oil, and onions). No meat.
What is the name of the sauce when you combine Marinara sauce with Alfrado sauce?
pink sauce
Can you substitute marinara sauce for enchilada sauce?
Marinara sauce can be substituted for enchilada sauce. It may need more zest and spice to make it taste similar, however.
What is the difference in canned marinara sauce and canned spaghatti sauce?
Marinara sauce is specifically flavored with olive oil, garlic, and spices and usually does not contain any other additives. Spaghetti sauce, on the other hand, is usually made from tomato paste that is watered down and comes in a wide variety of flavors.
How use the word marinara in a sentence?
That marinara sauce tasted amazing on the spaghetti you cooked.
What can you make with marinara sauce?
Spaghetti, pizza, pizza bread, and dipping sauce for garlic bread are some things you can make with marinara sauce.
What is the difference between marinara sauce and spaghetti sauce?
"Spaghetti" actually refers to the shape of the pasta, and in the US "marinara" refers to the sauce. You can use whatever sauce you want on spaghetti, but it's best suited to lighter sauces with not a lot of big chunks, like a simple drizzle of olive oil and crushed garlic, or a carbonara. "Spaghetti" is actually plural for "spaghetto" which translates to "twine" in Italian. In Italy you would say the type of pasta and then mention the sauce too. So the classic spaghetti dish we know in the US would be called "Spaghetti alla marinara".
Can you use marinara sauce on pizza?
Yes, most people actually prefer marinara.
Is marinara sauce gluten free?
yes marina sauce is gluten free.
What is the Italian name for marinara and cream sauce?
Sugo Rosa (pink sauce)
