What is the key ingrediant in spaghetti sauce that makes it tangy?

Answer 1

The primary ingredient in spaghetti sauce is tomatoes. Tomato puree is just processed tomatoes with the skins and seeds removed. Tomato sauce is that plus sugar and spices. When it comes to pasta sauce, there are as many recipes as cooks, and they all use this basic ingredient. Certainly there are those brave souls who actually start with the fresh tomatoes. Lord have mercy! Bon appétit.

Answer 2

"Spaghetti Sauce" has many different meanings; technically, you could be referring to ANY sauce that would stick to the long, tubular shape of pasta that is spaghetti. But for these purposes, I'll assume you're referring to the old stand-by jarred or bottled puréed tomato sauce that you'll most likely be eating on a Friday night when you just don't feel like going out for dinner.

The reason you may find it tangy is that... Well, tomatoes are tangy, simple as that. In general, a tomato sauce is made by puréeing the tomato flesh and then boiling it down, thus concentrating the flavour. This also reduces acidity and that "raw" flavor, and enhances sweetness. If your tomato sauce is REALLY tangy, it could be the combination of this natural tang and many other acidic ingredients that are common in tomato sauce: lemon juice, white wine, or a liquor like vermouth, for example.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

There are many different ingredients that one could use in homemade spaghetti sauce. One would generally need tomatoes, onions, and peppers and many different spices.