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Old 01-09-2011, 16:39
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My local Tesco are selling 4 packs of La Romanella tinned plum and chopped tomatoes for £3.49 but it's buy 1 get 2 free.

I stocked up yesterday. I'll take a while to get through those 12 tins
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Old 01-09-2011, 16:45
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What's the best tinned tomatoes to buy?

The chef's always tell you buy good quality tinned tomatoes but they never tell you which ones to buy!
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Old 01-09-2011, 16:46
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Are they nice tinned tomatoes?
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Old 01-09-2011, 16:47
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What's the best tinned tomatoes to buy?

The chef's always tell you buy good quality tinned tomatoes but they never tell you which ones to buy!
Tinned cherry tomatoes are the best but of course .. the most expensive.
I use lots of tinned toms and to be honest, can seldom tell one from another.
I get them from Farm Foods a bob a dozen
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Old 01-09-2011, 17:00
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I haven't tried the La Romanella tomatoes yet but it just seemed like a good deal.
I usually buy Napolina but have heard good things about ALDI tinned tomato and passata.


San Marzano are supposed to be the best but i've never seen them around here.
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Old 01-09-2011, 17:24
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I buy their passata for 29p a carton
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Old 01-09-2011, 17:49
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I buy their passata for 29p a carton
I have bought asda value passata before, it's very cheap and tastes pretty good too. tbh, I herbs and spices to it for virtuallyevery recipe so you can't go wrong with it for the price.
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Old 01-09-2011, 18:24
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I buy mine in Lidl or Aldi by the dozenssss. They are very good quality and I use them lots - more so in winte,r as for now I still have fresh toms from le jardin. But fresh tomatoes I prefer to use them raw or stufed in the oven. For sauces, tins !
Somehow, I have never taken to passata
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Old 01-09-2011, 19:36
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I buy mine in Lidl or Aldi by the dozenssss. They are very good quality and I use them lots - more so in winte,r as for now I still have fresh toms from le jardin. But fresh tomatoes I prefer to use them raw or stufed in the oven. For sauces, tins !
Somehow, I have never taken to passata
I prefer it for recipes where I want a smoother sauce.
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Old 02-09-2011, 10:13
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I buy mine in Lidl or Aldi by the dozenssss. They are very good quality and I use them lots - more so in winte,r as for now I still have fresh toms from le jardin. But fresh tomatoes I prefer to use them raw or stufed in the oven. For sauces, tins !
Somehow, I have never taken to passata
I am not a fan of lumps of tomato

In fact I am pretty particular about tomatoes in general.

I am OK with raw tomatoes but once they are cooked they make me vom!

I make lots of things that are tomato based but if I use tinned tomates I pick out any 'lumps' so it just made sense to start using passata!
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Old 02-09-2011, 13:26
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I buy their passata for 29p a carton
Is this Tesco or Aldi, just wasn't sure if you were replying to the original post or the one about Aldi. If it is Aldi is it nice? I have often thought of trying Aldi after comments on here but the one near me looks a mess and I just give up trying to find things

I am not a fan of lumps of tomato

In fact I am pretty particular about tomatoes in general.

I am OK with raw tomatoes but once they are cooked they make me vom!

I make lots of things that are tomato based but if I use tinned tomates I pick out any 'lumps' so it just made sense to start using passata!
I am with you, I am not a fan of lumps of tomato, although I have gotten used to it. And I cook them for slightly longer and reduce them down more. But I also don't like bits of tomato skins, I don't know why but the texture on my tongue makes me feel ill

So I have been looking at passata but I eat for one so I don't need much and these big jars when up wasted. So small cartons would be good.
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Old 02-09-2011, 13:28
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Is this Tesco or Aldi, just wasn't sure if you were replying to the original post or the one about Aldi. If it is Aldi is it nice? I have often thought of trying Aldi after comments on here but the one near me looks a mess and I just give up trying to find things



I am with you, I am not a fan of lumps of tomato, although I have gotten used to it. And I cook them for slightly longer and reduce them down more. But I also don't like bits of tomato skins, I don't know why but the texture on my tongue makes me feel ill

So I have been looking at passata but I eat for one so I don't need much and these big jars when up wasted. So small cartons would be good.
I get my passata from Tesco - it is still a 500ml carton though. So does 2 of us for 2 meals....

Although I don't feel too bad about wasting it (if I spend over £1 on a jar then I loathe to throw any away
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Old 02-09-2011, 13:35
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I get my passata from Tesco - it is still a 500ml carton though. So does 2 of us for 2 meals....

Although I don't feel too bad about wasting it (if I spend over £1 on a jar then I loathe to throw any away
Ah the tesco one, I have tried that one, I quite like that one, although again I waste it, I will waste it but I don't like to.
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Old 02-09-2011, 13:50
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I think you can freeze it.
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Old 02-09-2011, 16:03
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If you want a less lumpy sauce then I just use a masher to break down the tomatoes. If I have a big batch then I use my hand blender but it's a faff on and easier to use the masher for small amounts.
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Old 02-09-2011, 16:09
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If you want a less lumpy sauce then I just use a masher to break down the tomatoes. If I have a big batch then I use my hand blender but it's a faff on and easier to use the masher for small amounts.
I use the tin to chop up the tomatoes more, don't know why I started doing it but it does work to make the sauce smoother. Just need a way to get rid of the skins other than with a spoon
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Old 03-09-2011, 18:27
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I bought the tinned tomatoes in the offer this morning, thanks for the tip.
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Old 03-09-2011, 18:48
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I've just looked up the prices and Napolina are £1.35 a tin and value are 33p a tin so even if these La Romanella tomatoes are not as good as Napolina you're still getting them for 29p per tin.
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Old 03-09-2011, 18:50
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I buy their passata for 29p a carton
I used that for my pizza last night
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Old 03-09-2011, 19:28
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What's the best tinned tomatoes to buy?

The chef's always tell you buy good quality tinned tomatoes but they never tell you which ones to buy!
Napolina.

I have a whole big tin on top of 5 or 6 rashers of bacon with toast.
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Old 03-09-2011, 21:50
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Another vote for aldi passata, we go through A LOT of it.

Also indian grocers are a good source for canned tomatoes. Natco brand are pretty good and you should be able to get 4 cans for a quid.
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Old 14-09-2011, 19:54
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Having read nasty things about tinned tomatoes and slavery on farms in Italy, it is best not to buy them.

Organic tends to be better but you still don't know if slavery is involved.

http://www.theecologist.org/News/new...ted_to_uk.html
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Old 16-09-2011, 13:13
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Having read nasty things about tinned tomatoes and slavery on farms in Italy, it is best not to buy them.

Organic tends to be better but you still don't know if slavery is involved.

http://www.theecologist.org/News/new...ted_to_uk.html
Unfortuantely, how food gets to my plate doesn't concern me, so I will be buying them.
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Old 16-09-2011, 13:18
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Unfortuantely, how food gets to my plate doesn't concern me, so I will be buying them.
It should. If people are forced to live in squalid conditions and not have electricity or clean water and work for tuppence, then there is a fundamental issue of concern as to whether such atrocities should be allowed to continue.

At the moment tinned tomatoes are very unethical.
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Old 16-09-2011, 13:26
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It should. If people are forced to live in squalid conditions and not have electricity or clean water and work for tuppence, then there is a fundamental issue of concern as to whether such atrocities should be allowed to continue.

At the moment tinned tomatoes are very unethical.
If it makes them cheaper I'll buy them.
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