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Why New Orleans Sicilians Cook Differently Than the Rest of Italian America
New Orleans Italians followed a different path than the rest of Italian America, creating a food tradition shaped by Sicily and Louisiana.
6 Things to Look for in a High-Quality Pasta Sauce
Discover what separates premium, gourmet, artisan, and restaurant-quality pasta sauces from the rest, and why those standards matter.
Sal’s Cuisine Video Contest – Official Rules
Show us how you cook with Sal's Cuisine and enter for a chance to win a FREE Sal's Cuisine Gift Basket.
How New Orleans Italian Cooking Evolved Beyond Traditional Italian Cuisine
Rooted in Sicilian traditions and shaped by generations of New Orleans kitchens, Creole Sicilian cooking evolved into a distinct regional style known...
Why Imported Italian Pasta Is Different: What to Look for in a Dry Pasta
Learn how durum wheat, bronze dies, and slow drying set imported Italian pasta apart, and what to look for when choosing quality...
How to Use Sal's Cuisine Sauces Beyond Pasta Night
Sal's Cuisine 10 all natural sauces were built in a restaurant kitchen for more than pasta. Here are the best ways to...
Why Red Gravy Is Also Called Sunday Sauce
Sunday sauce, Sunday gravy, and red gravy are names for the slow-simmered tomato sauce served at Italian-American family dinners. Learn how Sicilian...
Creole Sicilian: The Italian You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
Italian food changed in New Orleans, becoming Creole Sicilian, deeper, layered, and built for seafood, spice, and shared tables
Pasta Shapes and Sauces: Why the Right Pairing Matters
Learn how pasta shape affects sauce coverage, texture, and balance, and which noodles work best with marinara, Red Gravy, Alfredo, seafood, and...
New Orleans Red Gravy: A Sicilian Culinary Tradition
Explore how Sicilian immigration, Little Palermo, the French Market, and New Orleans spaghetti houses helped make Red Gravy part of the city’s...
Sal’s Cuisine Named Best Louisiana - Made Jarred Red Gravy by New Orleans Chefs
A panel of New Orleans-area chefs and Italian-American home cooks blind-tasted 11 Louisiana-made jarred pasta sauces. Sal's Cuisine New Orleans Sicilian Red...