tomato concentrate

[duckduck]

I have a recipe from Australia that calls for tomato concentrate. What is it? I'm guessing either tomato paste or tomato sauce that we have here in the US but which one? Or is it something different altogether?

[johnsmith45678]

I'd guess tomato paste is the same thing -- tomato sauce usually has herbs and other stuff in it.

[duckduck]

I want to make sure I get the right thing because it could change the thickness of this dish if I get the wrong one since it has gelatin in it. Maybe I should ask in the Australia section? I'll give it a few days and see what turns up.

[lorea]

You can probably guess from the quantity needed - if it says teaspoons or tablespoons, most likely, it's just paste. Anything more than that would probably be sauce.

[Chris Amirault]

A quick scan of the net suggests it's what we in the US call tomato paste. You can get a clear version of it now, too (click), for, you know, when you don't want to have that tomato-tasting dish be red.

[The Old Foodie]

Definitely, it is tomato paste - I dont ever remember seeing an Aussie recipe for "concentrate"!

[duckduck]

I'll go with paste then. Hmmm...wonder where they get those clear tomatoes from? I think I'd be afraid to know how they get it clear. Some things just scare me. Thanks for the replies!

[The Old Foodie]

A quick scan of the net suggests it's what we in the US call tomato paste. You can get a clear version of it now, too (click), for, you know, when you don't want to have that tomato-tasting dish be red. 

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This is really scary-horrible. They call it a "natural savory flavor enhancer". Isn't that what a real tomato is?

The word "natural" has go to be one of the most mis-used and abused words on the planet.

[bittersweet]

I use a great tomato concentrate from zingermans called strattu.

It's pricey, but has so much more concentrated tomato flavor.