# Spaghetti sauce: Would this work?

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**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [January 10, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spaghetti-sauce-would-this-work/978002 "2023-01-10T23:40:03Z")\
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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Yes, I said onion OR garlic for that reason, but you are absolutely welcome to add both. They don’t typically have both, but there are many regions in Italy, and I’m sure some (like Sicily, I would guess) do both.

Ha, just been reminded of the famous Goodfellas scene in prison in another thread: garlic and onions in the sauce. Of course, somebody always complained about too much onions. I guess this mafia thing _is_ as Sicilian as it gets:

> [@How do you make this thing everybody makes: Garlic and Oil Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-this-thing-everybody-makes-garlic-and-oil-pasta/978066/14):
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> There’s yer problem right there. You need to carefully slice the garlic a few microns thin using a razor blade grinning[[Goodfellas - Dinner in Prison] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQV6CijIzrc)

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