[unnouinceput]

Spaghetti without tomato sauce? That's like pissing in the morning without farting. Sure, it'll get the main job done but it's not the same pure pleasure.

[hexbin010]

Cacio e Pepe, carbonara, spaghetti aglio e olio, spaghetti al vongole, white ragù

There's a whole world out there!

Tomato sauces can be acidic, so not great when drunk. Also tomatoes stain (if it were to come back up) !

[pcl]

Fwiw, you can neutralize tomato sauce with a little bit of baking soda. Start with a pinch, stir, wait thirty seconds, and taste to see if you need more.

[bigstrat2003]

Agreed that spaghetti sauce doesn't have to be tomato based. Just olive oil doesn't cut it, though - you need more than that.

[7bit]

Why do I immediately think you must be American? Theres plenty of recipes without tomatosauce.

[bayindirh]

I eat spaghetti completely plain. Pot to plate, directly.