Bologna sauce, patent sauce
Bologna sauce, patent sauce
Bolognese bolognese is synonymous with Sunday lunches and family celebrations and is one of those treasured recipes passed down from generation to generation, nothing compares to mother’s own bolognese!
Synonymous with Sunday lunches and family celebrations, bolognese bolognese is one of those family recipes because there’s nothing better than mom’s bolognese!
The origins of this delicious sauce can be traced back to medieval France, where it was originally a stew known as “ragoût”. Then, thanks to the Bourbon rulers of Naples and the pope, it took the recipe to Rome after departing from Avignon.
The history of this delicious gravy is very interesting. It originated in medieval France as a stew called “ragoût”. It then reached Italy thanks to the Bourbons in Naples and the Pope, who took the recipe to Rome when he left Avignon.
Upon arrival in Italy, this delicacy was transformed into a rich sauce, and the earliest mention of Ragù alla Bolognese can be found in Pellegrino Artusi’s venerable book The Kitchen Found in The Science and Art of Healthy Eating, which dates back to the 19th century. Over time, variations of bolognese sauce acquired a distinctive character, adding pork thins and ground beef, distinguishing it from Neapolitan variations that used whole cuts of meat.
When it arrived in Italy, the dish became a sauce, and the first mention of bolognese dates back to the 19th century, in Pellegrino Artusi’s famous book The Kitchen. Find it in The Science and Art of Healthy Eating. Over time, the Bologna version has developed a distinctive character, using pork belly and ground beef, unlike the Neapolitan version which involves the use of whole cuts of meat.
The people of Bologna attach great importance to bolognese, and even in 1982, a delegation from the Italian Culinary Academy officially submitted the authentic bolognese bolognese recipe to the local chamber of commerce!
Bolognese are so proud of their bolognese that in 1982 a delegation from the Italian Culinary Academy deposited the official recipe for bolognese bolognese at the city’s chamber of commerce!




