Fra diavolo (sauce)

Fra diavolo (sauce)

Fra Diavolo (Italian for "Brother Devil") is the name given to a spicy sauce for pasta or seafood. Most versions are tomato-based and use chili peppers for spice, but the term is also used for sauces that include no tomato, or that use cayenne or other forms of pepper. Authors of cook books often assert that the dish was named for Michele Pezza, but documentation is lacking. The devil had been portrayed disguised as a monk long before Pezza was born (see "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" by Marlowe for an example), so this point must remain doubtful.


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