In article >,
Richard Periut > wrote:
>1 Vodka is pretty much tasteless, so what does it give the dish?

The idea is to release flavor components in the tomatoes
that aren't water-soluble. The vodka itself isn't supposed
to impart much flavor to the sauce.

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