the 69 million dollar question

[santaman2000]

passata is raw liquidised tomatoes. We don't tend to get/need/use tinned cooked tomatoes over here (you simply cook the passata)

As I remember you also don't eat fried green tomatoes.

 

[shaggystu]

....tomato "sauce" is a product that's been cooked down (and possibly straines as it has NO solids) into the viscosity of a sauce.....

Still describing a stage in a recipe to me, maybe "(possibly) strained, reduced tomatoes" would be more fitting?

 

[lucan]

Lotus Caramelised Biscuits

 

[shaggystu]

Baps.............

No, cobs.....

 

[santaman2000]

passata is basically sieved tomatoes

Thanks. Then that's not it either.

 

[mountainm]

As I remember you also don't eat fried green tomatoes.

Tend not to - green tomato chutney is nice though.

 

[mountainm]

No, cobs.....

Actually being a Chesterfeldrian originally I would also go with cobs - but any excuse to say "Baps" is a good one.

 

[santaman2000]

Still describing a stage in a recipe to me, maybe "(possibly) strained, reduced tomatoes" would be more fitting?

Well Yes, as I said, it's used for cooking rather than eaten as is. Therefore you're right, it IS a stage in a recpe. But that's a stage that's readily available already canned rather than having to peel, cook and reduce several pounds of tomatoes to get the amount of sauce in one 16 ounce can (it would take about 8-10 pounds of tomatoes) But the factr remains, that particular "stage" is indeed just a sauce (a tomato sauce)

In fact that's why the confusion over calling catsup "tomato sauce." Tomato sauce is just one INGREDIENT in catsup.

 

[mountainm]

As far the scones, yes they're similar but not exact. They're just a simple quickbread (soda bread)

Muffins

 

[shaggystu]

Actually being a Chesterfeldrian originally I would also go with cobs.....

I was a little baffled by your disagreement to be honest.....

...but any excuse to say "Baps" is a good one.

....but with that I couldn't agree more

 

[mountainm]

Well Yes, as I said, it's used for cooking rather than eaten as is. Therefore you're right, it IS a stage in a recpe. But that's a stage that's readily available already canned rather than having to peel, cook and reduce several pounds of tomatoes to get the amount of sauce in one 16 ounce can (it would take about 8-10 pounds of tomatoes) But the factr remains, that particular "stage" is indeed just a sauce (a tomato sauce)

It simply isn't sold over here - we open a tin of raw tomatoes or a jar of passata and we cook it ourselves. Or you grab a tube of tomato puree and add liquid to it.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Jaffa cakes, fig rolls and garribaldi biscuits. Mmmmmmmm!!

 

[santaman2000]

Tend not to - green tomato chutney is nice though.

Yes it is. But it's not close to the same texture as a crisply breaded and fried item is it?

 

[santaman2000]

It simply isn't sold over here - we open a tin of raw tomatoes or a jar of passata and we cook it ourselves. Or you grab a tube of tomato puree and add liquid to it.

That's the impression I'm getting too.

 

[shaggystu]

.....But that's a stage that's readily available already canned....

Not the only local shop that I have available to me http://www.marshgreenfarmshop.co.uk/index.html they don't much go in for "canned". But in all honesty, I'd say that tomato puree is the only thing that we have readily available in the UK that fits your description of "tomato sauce".

 

[santaman2000]

Muffins

Still not the same thing. Actually even further away than scones.

 

[tartanferret]

Viscount biscuits.

http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/biscuits/previous.php3?item=30

Ahh.. Viscounts ! That kinda stuff reminds me of Tunnocks tea cakes / wafers

I would say my favourites were fox's classics in all there forms, or some good old shortbread,

 

[mountainm]

Yes it is. But it's not close to the same texture as a crisply breaded and fried item is it?

the jar it comes is in quite crispy.

 

[mountainm]

That's the impression I'm getting too.

maybe there's a niche in the market - you've spotted an opportunity. You could become the cooked tomato guy!

 

[santaman2000]

maybe there's a niche in the market - you've spotted an opportunity. You could become the cooked tomato guy!

LOL. You might be right. But only IF some celebrity chef will use it on tv in a recipe. Do you have many Mexican retaurants or Italian restaurants now? Neither was particularly common when I was stationed there. And they would definitely use it.