SAUCES TO ACCOMPANY THE PASTA
In the Italian tradition sauces are a must, in fact we have all kind of different sauces in the mediterranean diet, here are some examples:the easiest and most common tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes garlic basil, then we have meat sauce, vegetable sauce all ready to make
a healthy dish.
LONG PASTA (tagliatelle, fettuccine, spaghetti, pappardelle, bucatini, linguine, ecc.) meat sauce, vegetable sauce, tomato sauce, seafood, green sauce (basil, parsley, oregano, rosemary, ecc.), white sauce (soft cheese with spices, cream, ricotta cheese, mascarpone, “fast” sauces (garlic, olive oil with hot peppers, anchovies and cappers).
LONG PASTA, CURVED OR PUNCHED (bucatini, torciglioni, fusilli, maccheroni lunghi forati, zite, viti) vegetable sauces (seasonal vegetables with aromatic herbs), tomato sauces with peppers, eggplant, mushroom, olive, zucchini, cappers and onions.
SHORT PASTA (maccheroni, rigatoni, pennette, penne, lumache, pipette, sedani, chiocciole, garganelli, ecc.) meat sauces and vegetable sauces.
SHORT AND FLAT PASTA (lasagne, farfalle, lavagnette) creamy sauces (cream and parmesan, cream and salmon, cream and caviar, mozzarella and cheese), cheese, vegetable sauces.