Sun Dried Tomato

Tomato (Sun Dried 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. Source Master Class
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.


The Solanaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: nightshades


Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids   Order: Solanales