tomato sauces

Red Italian condiments

Tomato sauces is the plural of tomato sauce—a sauce made primarily from cooked tomatoes, typically seasoned with herbs, garlic, and olive oil.

The term covers everything from simple marinara to long-simmered ragù.

In American English, tomato sauce can also mean the smooth, unseasoned purée sold in cans for cooking: The recipe calls for two cans of tomato sauce.

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Italian American · marinara · condiment · passata · San Marzano · salsa · ingredient · pomodoro · sofrito · spaghetti · romesco · mixture · meatballs · garlic · cooking · oregano · basil · olive oil

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sauce base ingredient

tomato sauceswhite sauces

Pale, creamy culinary coatings

béchamel · pesto · cheese sauces · mornay sauce · carbonara sauce

Family

tomato, sauce, tomatoes, sauced, saucing, saucy, saucier, sauciest, saucily

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G