# What is passata ? (need answer fast) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 7, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954 "2012-10-07T02:21:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954/1 "2012-10-07T02:21:13Z")
I’m in the grocery store and on my list is passata (bottled strained tomatoes) What the heck is passata? Is it tomato sauce? Tomato paste? Some hitherto unknown (to me at least) way that Italians torture tomatoes? I’m staring at the variety of Italian tomato tinned products but no passata. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954/2 "2012-10-07T02:24:20Z")
[Tomato purée](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato_pur%C3%A9e) > [@](#): > > Tomato purée is sometimes referred to by its Italian name, passata di pomodoro, when it has been “passed” through a sieve to remove seeds and lumps. In this form, it is generally sold in bottles or aseptic packaging, and is most common in Europe. In the United Kingdom, ‘tomato purée’ usually refers to what in America is known as concentrated tomato paste, whilst passata refers to sieved uncooked tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954/3 "2012-10-07T02:25:01Z")
Tomato puree with ONLY tomatoes. No spices other than (maybe) salt. Look for Pomi brand in the tetra pack [Pomi](http://pomi.us.com/home.php) NINJA’d. Shouldn’t have gotten up to double check in my Italian gastronomy book! ---
**Author:** ![Mihai\_Yu\_Ri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@Mihai\_Yu\_Ri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mihai_Yu_Ri)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954/4 "2012-10-07T02:28:58Z")
It is a sauce made of tomatoes that have been sieved… meaning it has been passed through a strainer to remove seeds… This is information I have thrown together from google… Perhaps someone more qualified can go into the nitty gritty. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954/5 "2012-10-07T02:43:11Z")
Thanks all - I’m not seeing tomato purée here and our local Italian deli is closed. If I had to choose a substitute, I’m guessing tomato sauce? ETA: it’s for a slow cooker pork roast recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-passata-need-answer-fast/636954/6 "2012-10-07T03:02:15Z")
Aha! Crushed tomatoes! I think that’s as close as I’ll get. In other news, Safeway and Sobey’s have both let me done in the matter of fresh Brussels sprouts. Will have to make do with frozen.