Is spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce the same?

Answer 1

For red spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce is often a primary ingredient. Tomato paste is added to thicken the sauce, and spices such as oregano, garlic, basil and onion give it the distinctive "Italian" flavor.

Tomato sauce is frequently served with pasta, but many other types of sauce are also used for pasta. A simple dressing for pasta is olive oil, chopped fresh herbs and grated cheese, or even more simply, butter and black pepper. Other pasta sauces can be made with meat, vegetables, and so on.

Tomato sauce for pasta (in Italian, sugo or salsa di pomodori) is not to be confused with the bottled tomato sauce, sometimes called ketchup, used as a general-purpose flavouring for various foods. A basic Italian tomato pasta sauce is made by cooking onion and garlic in olive oil, adding canned or fresh tomatoes or bottled tomato passata, and simmering until sufficiently thick to coat pasta. Dried herbs can be added with the garlic, as can chilli, and wine may be added with the tomatoes. The sauce can be finished with a knob of unsalted butter, giving a smooth finish. Fresh chopped herbs are usually added just before serving. It is usually advisable to use imported Italian canned or bottled tomatoes, as local supermarket produce frequently lacks the richness required for a good sauce.

Answer 2

"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".

Answer 3

No, they are completely different things. While tomato sauce is used for pasta, gruell, Pizza, and pequali, tomato soup is a delicious creamy heaven made food that is mostly used for dipping in the food called grilled cheese.

Answer 4

no there is a difference.

Answer 5

Yes they are

Answer 6

yes