sf wrote:
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> On Sun, 07 Jul 2013 17:14:43 +0200, ViLco > wrote:
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> > http://espresso.repubblica.it/food/m.../32872760/1/19
> > the Mutti can on the right, exactly what I find he finely chopped
> > tomatoes. I love them
>
> Not that brand, of course, but we have something similar, if not the
> same, here in regular and small that we label "diced". I don't know
> why ours is called "diced" and yours is called "chopped". The
> connotation for me between chopped and diced is precision. Chopped
> would be a rougher cut with slight size differences. Not having seen
> the product, I don't know if that's what's inside or not. There is an
> Italian deli a couple of miles away that I can check. I know they
> have whole and crushed on the shelf. I'm curious if their tomatoes
> would say chopped or diced on the label. If it says chopped, I'll buy
> a can to see if there's a difference in the way they're cut and get
> back to you.
>
> --
> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Since it says "Finely Chopped" rather than just "Chopped" and our
"Diced" tomatoes are fairly coarse ~1/2" I suspect those are a clot
closer to what we get as "Crushed" tomatoes.