Tomato sauce is a staple in Italian cooking and other cuisines. Many families have special recipes for their own tomato sauces. Such sauces are served during leisurely Sunday afternoon meals featuring pasta and meats. Tomato-based sauces have many names among Italians. “Sugo” is a word that broadly defines “sauce,” and can be applied to tomato-based varieties. “Ragú” implies that the sauce was…