Crushed Tomatoes

Crushed Tomatoes (Tomato)
SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM
Family: Solanaceae
There are thousands of cultivars of the tomato plant.


Tomato

Cherry Tomato

Roma Tomato

Plum Tomato
AKA processing tomato or paste tomato

Baby Plum Tomato

Grape Tomato

Beefsteak Tomato
AKA beef tomato

Heirloom Tomato

Sun-dried tomato
Ripe tomatoes that lose most of their water content after spending a majority of their drying time in the sun.

Crushed Tomato

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
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