PENNE ALLA VODKA WITH CHICKEN This is about as easy as marinara variations get There are various stories for where the sauce got its origin— some say it was at New York restaurant Orsini in the 1970s, others claim it was a marketing trick devised by a vodka company in the 1980s Either way, there are some very good culinary reasons why adding vodka to a sauce can make it more fragrant As we learned while searching for the ultimate chili (see here), alcohol is more volatile than water, which means that at a given temperature, it’ll produce more vapor, helping aromatic compounds from the food leap off the plate and into your nose, where you can smell them A classic pink sauce, this also incorporates cream, its richness rounding out the acidity of the tomatoes Adding slivered chicken to the mix turns the dish into a hearty meal ... compounds from the food leap off the plate and into your nose, where you can smell them A classic pink sauce, this also incorporates cream, its richness rounding out the acidity of the tomatoes... There are various stories for where the sauce got its origin— some say it was at New York restaurant Orsini in the 1970s, others claim it was a marketing trick devised by a vodka company in the 1980s... vodka company in the 1980s Either way, there are some very good culinary reasons why adding vodka to a sauce can make it more fragrant As we learned while searching for the ultimate chili (see here), alcohol