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I think it has less liquid than normal puree.

by CarVac 5y ago

OJFord 5y ago
After a quick image search, I think there might be a regional difference, and we don't mean the same thing by purée; I mean something fairly viscous that comes in small jars or tubes, like this: https://cdn.bmstores.co.uk/images/hpcProductImage/imgFull/306723-delizia-italiana-double-conentrated-tomato-puree-200g.jpg https://cdn.bmstores.co.uk/images/hpcProductImage/imgFull/30... I can't immediately find an image squirting any, but it's about the consistency of toothpaste. Thicker than pesto. Much thicker than passata or anything sold as a 'pasta sauce'. (Edit, ah - got one - https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/t/some-tomato-puree-comes-out-tube-15293889.jpg https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/t/some-tomato-puree-comes-out-...)
- jkaplowitz 5y ago
  Maybe that's what the US calls tomato paste?
  - Alupis 5y ago
    Tomato Paste (in my experience) is a lot more reduced/dry/concentrated than the puree in the picture above. It's also a lot darker red in color.
    - OJFord 5y ago
      Yes I would say the ones I typically get are too (in the UK). The colouring is a bit off there - I was just glad to find one showing the consistency roughly.
  - OJFord 5y ago
    Probably yes. I think it's sold here (UK) under that name too - for some reason (not sure if justified) I imagine that being a jar rather than a tube. But anyway, yes, a tomato by any name ~would smell as sweet~ reduced that much to a sort of jam-like consistency. If anything it's too thick for pizza - but oil's going on anyway right, so I just mix it with a bit (and usually some chopped chillies) and it's perfectly spreadable without being too saucy.
- teruakohatu 5y ago
  That is what we call tomato paste in New Zealand. It needs to be squeezed or scraped, it cannot be poured.
  - OJFord 5y ago
    That's the stuff. Add a bit of olive oil and it can be spread, and is IMO perfect for doing so over a pizza base. ('course you'd spread it round the other way, but it probably tastes the same.)
    - teruakohatu 5y ago
      Thank you for the tip. I will give it a try.
- eps 5y ago
  That's what's referred to as "paste" in the US, Canada and most of Europe.

I think it has less liquid than normal puree.

by CarVac 5y ago

I think it has less liquid than normal puree.

After a quick image search, I think there might be a regional difference, and we don't mean the same thing by purée; I mean something fairly viscous that comes in small jars or tubes, like this: https://cdn.bmstores.co.uk/images/hpcProductImage/imgFull/306723-delizia-italiana-double-conentrated-tomato-puree-200g.jpg https://cdn.bmstores.co.uk/images/hpcProductImage/imgFull/30... I can't immediately find an image squirting any, but it's about the consistency of toothpaste. Thicker than pesto. Much thicker than passata or anything sold as a 'pasta sauce'. (Edit, ah - got one - https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/t/some-tomato-puree-comes-out-tube-15293889.jpg https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/t/some-tomato-puree-comes-out-...)

jkaplowitz 5y ago
Maybe that's what the US calls tomato paste?
- Alupis 5y ago
  Tomato Paste (in my experience) is a lot more reduced/dry/concentrated than the puree in the picture above. It's also a lot darker red in color.
  - OJFord 5y ago
    Yes I would say the ones I typically get are too (in the UK). The colouring is a bit off there - I was just glad to find one showing the consistency roughly.
- OJFord 5y ago
  Probably yes. I think it's sold here (UK) under that name too - for some reason (not sure if justified) I imagine that being a jar rather than a tube. But anyway, yes, a tomato by any name ~would smell as sweet~ reduced that much to a sort of jam-like consistency. If anything it's too thick for pizza - but oil's going on anyway right, so I just mix it with a bit (and usually some chopped chillies) and it's perfectly spreadable without being too saucy.
teruakohatu 5y ago
That is what we call tomato paste in New Zealand. It needs to be squeezed or scraped, it cannot be poured.
- OJFord 5y ago
  That's the stuff. Add a bit of olive oil and it can be spread, and is IMO perfect for doing so over a pizza base. ('course you'd spread it round the other way, but it probably tastes the same.)
  - teruakohatu 5y ago
    Thank you for the tip. I will give it a try.
eps 5y ago
That's what's referred to as "paste" in the US, Canada and most of Europe.