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Default Marinara sauces

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:54:50 +1200, bob >
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:48:39 +1000, "Judy" > shouted
>from the highest rooftop:
>
>>Anthony > wrote:
>>> Anybody have any good marinara sauce recipes?

>>
>>Depends on what country you're writing from? Here in Australia, we call marinara
>>sauce a tomato sauce with lots of seafood added. I was very surprised when I
>>noticed that Americans refer to a tomato sauce as Marinara. I don't speak
>>Italian, but it makes sense to me that "Marinara" would have something to do with
>>marine. As a matter of fact, I just Googled, sea=mare

>
>"Marinara" or "Salsa Marinara" is the name of the salsa or sauce that
>can be eaten on pasta either with or without seafood.
>
>"Seafood Marinara" is seafood in Marinara sauce.
>
>What seafood you use is up to you and I'll just be using clam meat in
>the one I'm making for six on Monday with garlic bread and a green
>salad. But sometimes I use both clams and mussels, and others I add
>prawns to the shellfish. And a friend goes crazy and serves hers with
>clams, mussels, prawns, calamari and chunks of fish. I might try doing
>that next time. It's very filling and tastes wonderful.


Having said that, "Spaghetti Marinara" is the name used in New Zealand
Italian restaurants for Seafood Marinara ... and I assume it's the
same across the ditch in OZ.


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