Crushed Tomatoes
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Crushed Tomatoes (Tomato)
SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM
Family: Solanaceae
There are thousands of cultivars of the tomato plant.
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Tomato
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Cherry Tomato
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Roma Tomato
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Plum Tomato
AKA processing tomato or paste tomato
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Baby Plum Tomato
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Grape Tomato
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Beefsteak Tomato
AKA beef tomato
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Heirloom Tomato
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Sun-dried tomato
Ripe tomatoes that lose most of their water content after spending a majority of their drying time in the sun.
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Crushed Tomato
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Tomato Purée
Tomato purée is a blended mixture of cooked and strained tomatoes. Tomato purée has a deep, tangy taste created by mixing ripe tomatoes, salt, and citric acid (like lemon juice) using a blender or food processor. Purée is often sold as a canned tomato product, you can make it at home with your own ripe plum or Roma tomatoes.
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Tomato Paste
Tomato paste is a thick cooking concentrate made of blended tomatoes. To make tomato paste, you cook tomatoes, then strain and recook them. This creates a thick, concentrated paste that has body and sweetness but less acidity than puréed tomatoes. Tomato paste is used as a thickening agent in many tomato soups, stews, sauces, or ground meat dishes like meatballs, meatloaf, or tacos.
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The Solanaceae Family
a family of flowering plantsAKA: nightshades