Tomato paste vs tomato sauce
 

Tell me which you prefer and why?


Thanks
Mike

Sauce. Paste always tastes a little bitter to me. Even when I'm using it in a recipe, I can taste it. Gonna make some myself this year, maybe I'll like it better.

[QUOTE=Carriehelene;496813]Sauce. Paste always tastes a little bitter to me. Even when I'm using it in a recipe, I can taste it. Gonna make some myself this year, maybe I'll like it better.[/QUOTE]


I have never had paste taste bitter.:)
I buy the Cento brand.
I prefer paste over sauce.
Why because it takes up less space and is more versatile.
If you want a ketchup to die for start out with tomato paste.

Worth

I think you're talking about apples & oranges here. Tomato sauce & tomato paste are two completely different animals with two completely different uses. Neither one can sub for the other.

I have never really cared for the flavor of tomato paste. It's hard to describe, maybe "overcooked"? That said, I do keep a tube of Italian "doppio concentrato" in my fridge. It's more convenient than the stupid cans and has a brighter flavor.

I've never heard of that Adriana. Will have to look for it. I've never cared for the taste of paste...not sure why.

It's called Doppio Concentrato
 

There are lots of brands. You can find it in Italian delis or gourmet food shops.

Ditto GardeningCook, different products, different uses.

We have these tubes of paste in the store.
What brand of paste you buy can make a big deference in the flavor.
If it is processed too hot yes it will taste bad or burned.
You want to reduce it down at a very low temperature, somewhere around 150F.
When you open up a can of paste you can see anything to a dark color to a bright red color.
I get the bright red stuff.
The traditional way of making paste is to spreading reduced (sauce)? out on a flat board and letting it dry in the sun.
The term tomato sauce is a generic term for may types of reduced tomatoes.
I hardly ever buy tomato sauce and by paste, puree, crushed, and chopped tomatoes with no spices added.

Worth