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Tomato sauce
Sauce made primarily from tomatoes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tomato sauce (Spanish: salsa roja, French: sauce tomate, or Italian: salsa di pomodoro) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are common for meat and vegetables, but they are perhaps best known as bases for sauces for Mexican salsas and Italian pasta dishes. Tomatoes have a rich flavor, high water content, soft flesh which breaks down easily, and the right composition to thicken into a sauce when stewed, without the need for thickeners such as roux or masa. All of these qualities make them ideal for simple and appealing sauces.
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Alternative names | Salsa roja, sugo |
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Type | Sauce |
Place of origin | Mexico[1] |
Region or state | Aztec Empire |
Main ingredients | Tomatoes |
Variations | Salsa picante, arrabbiata sauce |
In countries such as the United Kingdom, India, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, the term tomato sauce is used to describe a condiment similar to what Americans call ketchup. In some of these countries, both terms are used for the condiment.