Know Your Pasta Sauces

If you are a pasta lover and happen to be confused with the sauces, here is a guide to the basic sauces to make your life a bit easy.

1) Arrabbiata Sauce

This a spicy sauce made up of tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and dried red chilli. If you love your spice, this is the perfect choice for you. It is full of flavour and is best suited with Penne as it goes along with the consistency of the sauce.

2) Carbonara Sauce

This is a creamy sauce made up of eggs, cheese, and pepper which is rich in texture and flavour. It tastes best when cooked with Parmesan cheese and bacon. It is most commonly cooked with Spaghetti or Fusilli. One can always cook with other ingredients such as vegetables or chicken.

3) Pesto Sauce

This is a sauce which is cooked a bit differently than the others. It is a mixture of Garlic, Basil leaves, lots of Parmesan cheese and Pine nuts in olive oil. It is ground together in a mixer and made into a thick sauce. This is green in colour and is not cooked on the stove like the others. It tastes best paired with spaghetti and garlic bread.

4) Alfredo Sauce

This is yet another white sauce, which is cooked with butter, cheese, and milk. It is very famous among the children for its colour and rich and creamy taste. One can also cook it with eggs or cream included. A lot can be used while garnishing this pasta such as parmesan cheese, chilli flakes, oregano seasoning, parsley, etc. The most famous type of pasta used to cook with this is either Penne or Spaghetti.

5) Marinara Sauce

Marinara is an authentic Italian sauce which is cooked using tomatoes, onions, garlic, and herbs. It is an excellent choice for people who don’t prefer their pasta too sweet or too spicy. It is loved by people of all ages, even children. It has a tangy flavour and is quite thick in texture. It can be enjoyed with both kinds of pasta and pizzas.

6) Pink Sauce

Pink Sauce is an invention made after mixing red sauce and white sauce, hence giving it the colour "pink". A lot of people prefer this as it has the flavours of both the sauces and is quite tempting. It is generally eaten with penne. It is well balanced with respect to spice and the creamy texture.

7) Aglio e Olio

So this is might be one of the simplest sauces to make. All you need is some olive oil, a few garlic cloves and some herbs for seasoning. The name is Italian which means Pasta with Garlic and Oil. It is a traditional dish, the sauce is tossed with spaghetti and garnished with some olive oil sprinkled on top along with some olives and parsley. This dish is a paradise for garlic lovers.

Now it's up to you to choose who's going to be your fighter. Buon appetito!