Which sauce is a classic white sauce among the options?

Which sauce is a classic white sauce among the options?

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

Answer: (B)

White sauce is the pale, milk-based sauce built from a roux (butter and flour) whisked with milk to create a smooth, creamy texture. Béchamel is the classic example of this kind of sauce and is one of the fundamental mother sauces in traditional cuisine. It stays light in color because it relies on milk rather than tomatoes or other dark ingredients, and it serves as a base for many other sauces like Mornay when cheese is added. The other sauces are tomato-based and colored red or dark due to ingredients like tomatoes, peppers, olives, capers, and anchovies. Marinara is a tomato-forward sauce, Fra Diavolo is spicy tomato-based, and Puttanesca combines tomatoes with olives, capers, and anchovies. These do not fit the white, milk-based profile of béchamel.

White sauce is the pale, milk-based sauce built from a roux (butter and flour) whisked with milk to create a smooth, creamy texture. Béchamel is the classic example of this kind of sauce and is one of the fundamental mother sauces in traditional cuisine. It stays light in color because it relies on milk rather than tomatoes or other dark ingredients, and it serves as a base for many other sauces like Mornay when cheese is added.

The other sauces are tomato-based and colored red or dark due to ingredients like tomatoes, peppers, olives, capers, and anchovies. Marinara is a tomato-forward sauce, Fra Diavolo is spicy tomato-based, and Puttanesca combines tomatoes with olives, capers, and anchovies. These do not fit the white, milk-based profile of béchamel.