Featured Article Quiz #113

Neapolitan ragù

#1 How is Neapolitan ragù traditionally made?

By browning meat and then slowly braising it for hours in tomato purée and sauce

By simmering seafood briefly in cream until thick

By baking the meat in pastry and serving it separately from the sauce

#2 In the Italian tradition described for Neapolitan ragù, how is it served in a meal?

First as sauce on pasta, then as meat eaten alone (or with vegetables) lightly coated with remaining sauce

Only as a meat filling inside ravioli, never with pasta as sauce

Only as a thick tomato soup, without separating pasta and meat

#3 According to the text, which pairing of pasta best matches Neapolitan ragù?

Short ridged pasta

Thin angel hair (capellini)

Long smooth spaghetti