Neapolitan sauce is the collective name offered (outdoors Italy) to numerous standard tomato-based sauces originated from Italian food, typically served over or together with pasta. In Naples, Neapolitan sauce is merely referred to as salsa, which actually equates to 'sauce'. Basil, bay leaf, thyme, oregano, peppercorns, cloves, olives, and mushrooms may be consisted of depending on preference choices. Some versions include carrots and celery. Outside Italy, the basic sauce is vegetarian, although meat such as minced beef or sausage can be added. By comparison, in Italy, the sauce meal carrying Naples in its name is a sauce called Neapolitan ragù.
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