red sauce
, as typically served in Italian cuisine, especially of southern Italy.
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I’m over it with the sweet-and-sour this one is for Donovan. This was delicious. This is better. This is the best chicken nuggets breaded in your cheesy shells with mozzarella and red sauce.
i was in my late 30s before i knew that bolognese wasn’t actually made with bologna (in my defense i don’t eat red sauce, so i’ve never had it)
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, as typically served in Italian cuisine, especially of southern Italy.
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(Ireland, Britain, _, dialectal) Tomato ketchup.
“I’m over it with the sweet-and-sour this one is for Donovan. This was delicious. This is better. This is the best chicken nuggets breaded in your cheesy shells with mozzarella and red sauce.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“i was in my late 30s before i knew that bolognese wasn’t actually made with bologna (in my defense i don’t eat red sauce, so i’ve never had it)”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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