Arrabbiata sauce

Arrabbiata sauce, known in Italian as arrabbiata, is a spicy sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, peperoncino, parsley, and extra [virgin olive oil]. The sauce originates from the Lazio region of Italy, and particularly from the city of Rome.

Origin of the name

Arrabbiata literally means 'angry' in Italian; in Romanesco dialect the adjective arabbiato denotes a characteristic pushed to excess. In Rome, in fact, any food cooked in a pan with a lot of oil, garlic, and peperoncino so as to provoke a strong thirst is called "arrabbiato".

History

The invention of the dish dates back to the 1950s and 1960s, at a time when spicy food was in vogue in Roman cuisine. The dish has been celebrated several times in Italian movies, notably in Marco Ferreri's La [Grande Bouffe] and Federico Fellini's Roma.