Arrabbiata sauce, or ''sugo all'arrabbiata'' in Italian (''arabbiata'' in
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[), is a spicy sauce for pasta made from garlic, tomatoes, and dried red chili peppers cooked in olive oil. The sauce originates from the ]Lazio
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Origin of the name
''Arrabbiata'' literally means "angry" in Italian;Romanesco dialect
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the adjective ''arabbiato'' denotes a characteristic (in this case spiciness) pushed to excess.[Ravaro (2005), p.86, ''sub voce''] In Rome, in fact, any food cooked in a pan with a lot of oil, garlic and chili so as to provoke a strong thirst, is called ''arabbiato'' (e.g. "broccoli arabbiati").[
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History
The invention of the dish dates back to the 1950s–1960s, at a time when hot food became in vogue in Roman cuisine
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.[Carnacina (1975), pg. 81.] The dish has been celebrated several times in Italian movies, notably in Marco Ferreri
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's ''La Grande Bouffe
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'' (1973) and Federico Fellini's ''Roma
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'' (1972).
Ingredients
The main ingredients are peeled tomatoes, garlic, plenty of cayenne chili peppers, salt and extra virgin olive oil. Sometimes grated parmesan and pecorino romano
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cheese are added to the pasta.[
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See also
* Peperoncino
Peperoncino (; plural peperoncini ) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species ''Capsicum annuum'' and '' C. frutescens'' (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). The sweet pep ...
* List of Italian dishes
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