Marinara (mariner's) sauce ...

 

Marinara (mariner's) sauce ...
Marinara (mariner's) sauce is a southern Italian tomato sauce usually made with tomatoes, garlic, herbs (such as basil), and onion. There are many variations. Some of these include the addition of capers, olives, anchovies, and/or spices.
This sauce to add flavor to pasta, rice, seafood and pizza.
There are at least two folk theories as to the origin of this sauce:
One says cooks aboard Neapolitan ships invented marinara sauce in the mid-16th century. Another theory states this was a sauce prepared by the wives of Neapolitan sailors upon their return from sea.
Marinara sauce is an Italian-American term for a simple tomato sauce with herbs mostly parsley and basil.
Is there any difference between marinara sauce and pomodoro sauce?
Lots of Italians consider the two sauces the same thing.
Marinara sauce is a tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and fresh basil and salt, but it simmers for only about 20 minutes.
So its texture is liquid type with chunks of tomatoes.
Since it simmers for a short period of time it retains it's bright red/orange color. While some of the olive oil blends with the tomatoes, some of it does not.
A pomodoro sauce, is a lot like the marinara sauce as it's thicker but still liquid consistency. It feels a lot like minced tomatoes in your mouth rather than the chunks you feel in marinara sauce as it's cooked for a longer time n it's darker in color.