0 a type of sauce made with minced meat (= meat cut up into very small pieces) and tomatoes, usually eaten with pasta:
spaghetti bolognese
Genuine "rag alla bolognese" is a slowly cooked sauce, and its preparation involves several techniques, including sweating, sauting and braising.
Then there is spaghetti or "ispageti" in the local parlance that is a modified version of spaghetti bolognese.
The recipe only partially resembles the rag alla bolognese that is traditionally associated with tagliatelle.
The numerous variations among recipes for "rag alla bolognese" have led many to search for the definitive, authentic recipe.