# Arribbiata and basil **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 15, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arribbiata-and-basil/618882 "2012-04-15T21:15:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arribbiata-and-basil/618882/1 "2012-04-15T21:15:43Z")
I was reading wkipedia about Arribiata. It claims that basil is a big no-no. Is that true in a traditional sense? I think most of the stuff I’ve had has very clearly had basil, and I considered it one of the main great flavors of the stuff. Whether or not is is “right” I will still continue to make it that way, because I like it much better, and hell, when I make it with Italian sausage it is my favorite Tomato based pasta sauce of all time, whatever the name should be. But I was curious, do some people get panty-wadded about basil in it? > **[Arrabbiata sauce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrabbiata_sauce)** > > Arrabbiata sauce, or sugo all'arrabbiata in Italian (arabbiata in Romanesco dialect), is a spicy sauce for pasta made from garlic, tomatoes, and dried red chili peppers cooked in olive oil. The sauce originates from the Lazio region, and particularly from the city of Rome. > Arrabbiata literally means "angry" in Italian; in Romanesco dialect the adjective arabbiato denotes a characteristic (in this case spiciness) pushed to excess. In Rome, in fact, any food cooked in a pan with a lot of oil, garl... ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arribbiata-and-basil/618882/2 "2012-04-15T21:32:37Z")
[First one I clicked on](http://www.food.com/recipe/penne-arrabiatta-22941). And it’s “arrabbiatta”, not “arribiatta”. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arribbiata-and-basil/618882/3 "2012-04-15T21:35:56Z")
They may have been talking about Basil the Filigree Siberian Hamster, in which case it’s a good idea to keep him out of the sauce(or the ratatouille for that matter) As far as the herb goes, as long as it tastes good, why is it anyone’s business? ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arribbiata-and-basil/618882/4 "2012-04-15T21:44:03Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I was reading wkipedia about Arribiata. It claims that basil is a big no-no. Is that true in a traditional sense? Both of the reference links, including the one that’s used as a reference in that sentence, include basil in their recipes. I suspect vandalism, or opinion masquerading as fact. I’ve removed that bit, as it conflicts with the cite. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arribbiata-and-basil/618882/5 "2012-04-15T21:55:24Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Both of the reference links, including the one that’s used as a reference in that sentence, include basil in their recipes. I suspect vandalism, or opinion masquerading as fact. I’ve removed that bit, as it conflicts with the cite. In fact, there was a slightly more neutral version (‘the majority of chefs in Italy do not use it’) before the anonymous editor (which is a pretty good sign it’s deliberate vandalism, not just dumbness) changed it to the absolutist version…so I’ve edited again, and restored a version of the more neutral wording.