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Tomato sauce named after sailors, who apparently had very little time to cook between pirates.

means A simple Italian tomato sauce—tomatoes, garlic, herbs—cooked quickly without meat, traditionally served over pasta or used as a dip.

from From Italian 'alla marinara,' meaning 'sailor-style.' The popular story is that sailors needed a sauce that cooked fast between duties at sea, and tomatoes, garlic, and herbs simmer up quick without any fuss. The more sober version is that it likely refers to food sailors brought home or ate before departing—ingredients that kept well on long voyages—rather than anything actually cooked aboard ship. Either way, 'marinara' traces back to 'marino,' meaning 'of the sea,' the same root that gives English words like 'marine' and 'maritime.'

name origin
means sailor-style in italian
core recipe
just tomatoes, garlic, oil, basil
cook time
traditionally under 30 minutes
common mix-up
not the same as meat-heavy spaghetti sauce
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