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Puttanesca is delicious, salty, briny flavours packed full of umami. You’d expect nothing less from a recipe with so much speculation in its name! Do you know the history linked to puttanesca sauce?
Well, for many years, decades even, sugo alla puttanesca was linked to an interesting origin story; it is said that the sauce is made by ladies of the night in between clients or that the fragrance of the sauce and of the ladies are, well…similar. Another spin of the story is that the sauce was made by the ladies so that the amazing smells would lure more clients into their homes. The confusion of the exact origins of the sauce stems from the fact that the word puttanesca has a few different meanings.
Irregardless of the origins of the name, this dish will have you lining up for seconds and will make your mouth water just thinking about it. Think of the origin story as a bonus, fun dinner table story!
**no pigeons were harmed in the making of this recipe
Prep: 45 mins ∙ Cook: 40 mins ∙ Makes: 15 serves ∙ Difficulty: Easy
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