Tomato paste vs tomato sauce

gunrunner · August 6, 2015

Tell me which you prefer and why?

Thanks
Mike

Carriehelene · August 6, 2015

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.

Worth1 · August 6, 2015

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Originally Posted by Carriehelene

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.

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

GardeningCook · August 10, 2015

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.

AdrianaG · August 10, 2015

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.

**coronabarb** · August 11, 2015

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.

AdrianaG · August 11, 2015

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

matereater · August 11, 2015

Ditto GardeningCook, different products, different uses.

Worth1 · August 11, 2015

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

August 6, 2015	#1
gunrunner Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: memphis tn Posts: 81	Tomato paste vs tomato sauce Tell me which you prefer and why? Thanks Mike

August 10, 2015	#4
GardeningCook Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 115	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. __________________ My body is a temple. Unfortunately, it's a fixer-upper.

August 10, 2015	#5
AdrianaG Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Georgia Posts: 153	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. Last edited by AdrianaG; August 11, 2015 at 06:43 AM.

August 11, 2015	#6
coronabarb Tomatoville® Recipe Keeper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roseburg, Oregon - zone 7 Posts: 2,821	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. __________________ Corona~Barb Now an Oregon gal

August 11, 2015	#8
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	Ditto GardeningCook, different products, different uses. __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

August 6, 2015	#2
Carriehelene Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 300	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.

August 11, 2015	#9
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	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

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