Does sugar go in spaghetti?
>>22051349Absolutely
>>22051349yes, the sauce should have some sugar in it, I personally grate carrot into my sauce as the source of sugar
>>22051349Nobody who makes their own pasta adds sugar.
>>22051349the vegetables in the sauce are sweet enough. i usually make mine out of a mirepoix and the onions and carrots are relatively sweet.
>>22051349Do Italians really?
>>22051371He's Sicilian. They do things differently there.
>>22051349no. never ever added sugar to a red sauce.
>>22051367>>22051378t. cooklets
It all depends on the type of tomatoes you use. In Italy they usually use San Marzano tomatoes and those are naturally sweet already. No need to add sugar. But if using unripe ones or other more 'acidic' varieties then you can add one or two teaspoons of sugar. You'll know when your sauce is almost finished if it needs some added sweetness. I rarely do myself.
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>>22051349Any tomato based sauce can be improved with a little sugar
>>22051450it was probably just considered to be an attractive feature for a while.
>>22051371idk if its a myth to troll people trying to be "authentic" but they put chocolate in their gravy
>>22051506Try it. Chocolate and beef are an amazing combo. Dark chocolate, of course.
>>22051349I add tomato pasteIt's naturally sweet
Sugar seems gross but sometimes I'll cut up a few banana slices to add to a spaghetti dish. Its pretty good.
>>22051349Yes, the same way you add a little salt in sweet drinks, you're supposed to add a little sugar in salty savory dishes to balance things out.
95% of the time the carrots and onions provide enough sweetness, so there's a place for sugar occasionally but I rather reach for honey in that case.
>>22051450heat dissipation
>>22051349A small amount cuts the acidic taste from tomatoes. I dont personally do it but i understand why you would.
no, if anything the sauce is too sweet on its own usually
no unless you make your own tomato sauce and have bad tomatoes for it.
>>22051349My Italian grandma made a really unique tasting spaghetti and meatball dish. She did use sugar in her sauce. RIP, grandma.The meatballs were also the size of softballs though so she may have just been doing whatever.
>>22051839If my grand-a-ma had-a wheels... she would-a been-a bicycle
>>22051839NJ Gabagoolians aren't real Italians
>>22051849Maybe not but she literally came off the boat from Italy with her parents
>>22051349i was watching this past-middle-aged egyptian-themed camwhore once on myfreecams out of morbid curiosity who kept having complete mental breakdowns on camera (i think she was fully schizophrenic and often in psychosis, her name was egyptianbeauty and she did shit like cause scenes at walmart on purpose when she wasn't fucking a rocking recliner on camera or diving into pools of melted hersheys bars naked) and the most vivid memory i have of all of her many, many exploits (used to be on youtube, not sure if they are anymore. she kept threatening to kill other camwhores too) is the time she made a plate of spaghetti (with meat sauce i think, not meatballs), put multiple slices of american cheese on it, microwaved it in the little storage container or garage she lived in (concrete walls and temporary appliances, not sure) on a paper plate before pouring about half of a full sugar dispenser on top and then microwaving it for another 30 seconds as if this was the most natural thing in the world. and then ate it on camera. saying how delicious it was. this wasn't a stunt, she was on break in between the chairfucking and chocolatediving. this was a normal, every day meal for her. she was very fat.
>>22052000you deserve the trips
>>22051349I add pinch of sugar to my chef boyardee along with garlic powder, onion powder, italian herbs, and black pepper. Comes out perfect.
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>>22051367Sugar can be good to tone down the acidity, but personally for me, I add a HINT of baking soda to literally bring the PH down, and it has made my pasta sauces so much brighter and less harsh on the stomach.
No, you are supposed to melt a single piece of dark chocolate into the tomato sauce to get rid of the acidity, no more and no less.
I can understand why people might add a bit if they're making a sauce at home to cut into the acidity. Any premade sauce should already have the sugar in it so you don't need to add more, though personally I don't add any sugar to my sauce, and if I buy any I get no sugar added.I've noticed that adding a heap of sugar to some premade sauce is nigger and poverty behavior. Typical really.
>>22051450Purely economic reasons
I balance most sauces and stews with a mix of salt, brown sugar, and MSG. Proportions depending on how it tastes.>>22052258>>22052474A teaspoon of butter would probably be better if it's too acidic, the fat is what would be doing the heavy lifting.Cocoa is nice to add body to some things, but I wouldn't put it in a spaghetti sauce.
>>22051381>>22052254Are you confusing spaghetti with a ragu?Seriously?
>>22051374Because of the Moops.
>>22052528>Cocoa is nice to add bodyYou don't know what "body" means.
>>22052557which has more body, water or water with cocoa in it?
>>22051349No, you only need salt, egg, pecorino, and black pepper.
>>22051367you have no idea lol
>>22052703If you add ham you get a British Carbonara
Depends on the tomatoes you used
>>22052677That's irrelevant. Tomato sauce isn't water and adding a tiny bit (or any amount, really) of cocoa is not going to effect the body. You're trolling right?
I have never added sugar to pasta sauce. If I am making a red sauce I will use carrots to balance the acidity of the tomato. I guess if I had to I would opt for maple syrup or honey instead of refined sugar.
>>22051367like half a teaspoon for a pan of sauce is enough but it def adds flavour
