"Goomba" > wrote in message
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> FERRANTE wrote:
>> What is the difference between a marinara sauce and a basic pasta
>> sauce?
>>
>> Anyone have a good recipe for a simple marinara sauce, please?
>>
>> Mark
>
> there is no definition for what you're calling "basic pasta sauce"
> What is basic to you, might not be to someone else. It might not even
> contain tomato, but a marinara sauce does.

Are you positive you're Italian?

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-marinara-sauce.htm
"Marinara sauce originated with sailors in Naples in the 16th century, after
the Spaniards introduced the tomato to their neighboring countries. The word
marinara is derived from marinaro, which is Italian for "of the sea."
Because of this, many people mistakenly believe marinara sauce includes some
type of fish or seafood. However, marinara sauce loosely translates as "the
sauce of the sailors," because it was a meatless sauce extensively used on
sailing ships before modern refrigeration techniques were invented. The lack
of meat and the sheer simplicity of making tasty marinara sauce were
particularly appealing to the cooks on board sailing ships, because the high
acid content of the tomatoes and the absence of any type of meat fat
resulted in a sauce which would not easily spoil."