Which sauce is a classic white sauce, not derived from the Tomate mother sauce?

Which sauce is a classic white sauce, not derived from the Tomate mother sauce?

• A. Marinara
• B. Bechamel
• C. Fra Diavolo
• D. Puttanesca

Answer: (B)

Bechamel is the classic white sauce. It’s made by cooking a pale roux (butter and flour) and whisking in milk, which yields a creamy, white-colored sauce with no tomato base. The other sauces listed rely on tomatoes as their base—marinara is a tomato sauce, Fra Diavolo is a spicy tomato sauce, and Puttanesca is a tomato-based sauce with olives and capers. Because they are built from the Tomato mother sauce, they’re not white sauces. Bechamel stands out as the traditional white option.

Bechamel is the classic white sauce. It’s made by cooking a pale roux (butter and flour) and whisking in milk, which yields a creamy, white-colored sauce with no tomato base. The other sauces listed rely on tomatoes as their base—marinara is a tomato sauce, Fra Diavolo is a spicy tomato sauce, and Puttanesca is a tomato-based sauce with olives and capers. Because they are built from the Tomato mother sauce, they’re not white sauces. Bechamel stands out as the traditional white option.