Sugo di Carciofi

This sauce is especially popular in the province of Savona, although it is found throughout Liguria. There are two approaches to this sauce. In either case, the sauce is good with noodles or with cheese ravioli. It also makes a wonderful appetizer when spooned onto toasted bread that has been lightly doused with olive oil. The choice is whether to serve the sauce as it appears when it comes from the pan, or whether it should be turned into a cream. In that form it is often put up in jars an