Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
works
out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
nippier than we are used to.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>works
>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
>you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
>well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
>deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
>of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
>wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
>nippier than we are used to.


Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista
translates (loosely) "strong paste". If it says "csemege" or maybe
"csipos", the paste is a milder variety.

A-

> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
> works
> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste.
> It
> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
> little
> nippier than we are used to.

I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US. Sounds
good for certain uses.

The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product of
Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. I used
to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently sold
in grocery stores.

wrote:

>
>
> Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista
> translates (loosely) "strong paste". If it says "csemege" or maybe
> "csipos", the paste is a milder variety.

Thanks. It says csemege. I had a closer look at the label pasted on the back
with English and French and it says sweet. I confess to being the one ywho
picked it up at the deli assuming that it was tomato paste, since it is in a
tube just like the tomato paste was, and it is red. My wife was the one who put
it in the stew, also assuming that it was tomato paste. But it is okay. I guess
what we are having tonight is beef paprikash rather than beef stew. It tastes
good.



>
>
> A-

Chris Marksberry wrote:

> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US. Sounds
> good for certain uses.
>

I would tell you the brand that I usually get but I threw outh the old empty
tube, and the one I picked up when I knew we needed more turned out to be pepper
paste :-)


> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product of
> Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. I used
> to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
> actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently sold
> in grocery stores.

I get the tomato paste tubes at a German deli. I have never seen an Italian
paste in a tube. It's a good deal. It lasts months using just a little at a
time. It is the size of a very large tube of toothpaste. It is really handy
for things where you need only a spoonfull and don't want to open a whole can.

"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
. ..
>> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>> works
>> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
>> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>> keeps
>> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
>> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a
>> batch
>> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste.
>> It
>> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
>> little
>> nippier than we are used to.
>
> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US. Sounds
> good for certain uses.
>
> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product
> of Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. I
> used to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
> actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently
> sold in grocery stores.

Two days ago I made a veggie soup. I used my old standby vegetable stock,
but I wanted a bit of tomato in it, but not overwhelmingly a
tomato-vegetable soup. My Amore Tomato Paste didn't have a date on it, but
I knew that it had been there the longest of time. This is an item that
costs so much that you tend not to over-use it, then end up with an outdated
tube - for me, anyway. I ended up using the unused 1/3 of a tube for a pot
of soup, and it wasn't that potent.

I have to look for this product, but it really nice. I think I got the tip
to use it here on rfc.

Dee Dee

> wrote:

> Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista
> translates (loosely) "strong paste". If it says "csemege" or maybe
> "csipos", the paste is a milder variety.

Hey, Art, where have you been hiding all these years?

Victor

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:28:25 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US. Sounds
>> good for certain uses.

The only one I see regularly here in the Houston area is Amore. I have
not seen any paprika paste in tubes. When I bought eros pista, I
had to do so in BudaPest and bring it back myself. However!

magyarmarketing.com carries a paprika paste called "piros arany",
which translates as "rosy gold". I have not tried it.

A better source might be:

http://members.aol.com/HungImprts/Baking.htm

Otto's carries the Piros Arany brand in a variety of
heat levels. I've bought from them before with no
problems, but haven't tried this brand.

A-

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
> works
> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste.
> It
> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
> little
> nippier than we are used to.

You've got to watch it. These days they put all sorts of things in tubes.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US.
>> Sounds
>> good for certain uses.
>>
>
> I would tell you the brand that I usually get but I threw outh the old
> empty
> tube, and the one I picked up when I knew we needed more turned out to be
> pepper
> paste :-)
>
>
>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product
>> of
>> Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. I
>> used
>> to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
>> actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently
>> sold
>> in grocery stores.
>
> I get the tomato paste tubes at a German deli. I have never seen an
> Italian
> paste in a tube. It's a good deal. It lasts months using just a little at
> a
> time. It is the size of a very large tube of toothpaste. It is really
> handy
> for things where you need only a spoonfull and don't want to open a whole
> can.

I have gotten Italian paste in a tube. Can't remember the brand offhand and
I don't have any in the house. There is usually just a choice of two
brands, sometimes only one in any given supermarket. Could get more in NY,
but there was a large Italian population there.

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:58:12 -0600, wrote:

>On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:28:25 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>
>>Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>
>>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US. Sounds
>>> good for certain uses.
>
>The only one I see regularly here in the Houston area is Amore. I have
>not seen any paprika paste in tubes. When I bought eros pista, I
>had to do so in BudaPest and bring it back myself. However!
>
>magyarmarketing.com carries a paprika paste called "piros arany",
>which translates as "rosy gold". I have not tried it.

Forgot: If you go to MM, a phone call is worthwhile. Elizabeth
Szabo seems to be in charge of customer service and has been
excellent in our experience. If you have questions about their
products, she is in a position to answer them to your satisfaction.

A- who has no stock in this company.

Guess whose jar of eros pista is "Piros Arany" brand.

Duh!

> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>>> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>> works
>>> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>> and
>>> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>> keeps
>>> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at
>>> the
>>> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a
>>> batch
>>> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste.
>>> It
>>> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
>>> little
>>> nippier than we are used to.
>>
>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US.
>> Sounds good for certain uses.
>>
>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product
>> of Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. I
>> used to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
>> actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently
>> sold in grocery stores.
>
> Two days ago I made a veggie soup. I used my old standby vegetable stock,
> but I wanted a bit of tomato in it, but not overwhelmingly a
> tomato-vegetable soup. My Amore Tomato Paste didn't have a date on it,
> but I knew that it had been there the longest of time. This is an item
> that costs so much that you tend not to over-use it, then end up with an
> outdated tube - for me, anyway. I ended up using the unused 1/3 of a tube
> for a pot of soup, and it wasn't that potent.
>
> I have to look for this product, but it really nice. I think I got the
> tip to use it here on rfc.
>
> Dee Dee
>

It's available at Amazon.com. You have to order 12 tubes to get a decent
price (I think that's even less expensive than my local HEB or Kroger).
Maybe you could split it with a friend? I know 12 tubes would be too much
for me.

http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Tomato-P.../dp/B000FGXTE8

aasimonjr wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>works
>>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>and you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>keeps well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was
>>at the deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label
>>more carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made
>>a batch of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was
>>tomato paste. It wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is
>>going to taste a little nippier than we are used to.
>
> Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista

Yikes. I'd expect to find "eros" on a tube of something far removed from
paprika......and I wouldn't put any of that in my stew.


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"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
...
>
>
>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>>>> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>>> works
>>>> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>>> and
>>>> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>>> keeps
>>>> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at
>>>> the
>>>> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>>> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a
>>>> batch
>>>> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato
>>>> paste. It
>>>> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
>>>> little
>>>> nippier than we are used to.
>>>
>>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US.
>>> Sounds good for certain uses.
>>>
>>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product
>>> of Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US.
>>> I used to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that
>>> was actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that
>>> currently sold in grocery stores.
>>
>> Two days ago I made a veggie soup. I used my old standby vegetable
>> stock, but I wanted a bit of tomato in it, but not overwhelmingly a
>> tomato-vegetable soup. My Amore Tomato Paste didn't have a date on it,
>> but I knew that it had been there the longest of time. This is an item
>> that costs so much that you tend not to over-use it, then end up with an
>> outdated tube - for me, anyway. I ended up using the unused 1/3 of a
>> tube for a pot of soup, and it wasn't that potent.
>>
>> I have to look for this product, but it really nice. I think I got the
>> tip to use it here on rfc.
>>
>> Dee Dee
>>
>
> It's available at Amazon.com. You have to order 12 tubes to get a decent
> price (I think that's even less expensive than my local HEB or Kroger).
> Maybe you could split it with a friend? I know 12 tubes would be too much
> for me.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Tomato-P.../dp/B000FGXTE8

Thanks for the tip, Chris. I do order some items from Amazon.

I just got thru ordering an item from them which costs I believe either $31
or $36 at a store, but it was $18 at Amazon, and sent to me by the store
where I would have bought it. I guess Amazon has it shipped from that
store's warehouse, saving money on inventory for the store; however, the
store probably would have done the same thing.

Dee Dee

On Feb 13, 2:07*pm, "Chris Marksberry"
> wrote:
>
> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product of
> Italy. *It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. *I used
> to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
> actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently sold
> in grocery stores.

Also available at Cost Plus/World Markets, tomato paste in a tube is a
terrific convenience. Instead of having to open a can, most of which
will subsequently go bad, you can add a nice little tweak of tomato
any time you like. -aem

Dee.Dee wrote:

>
> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>>>>> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>>>> works
>>>>> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>>>> and
>>>>> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>>>> keeps
>>>>> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at
>>>>> the
>>>>> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>>>> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a
>>>>> batch
>>>>> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato
>>>>> paste. It
>>>>> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
>>>>> little
>>>>> nippier than we are used to.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US.
>>>> Sounds good for certain uses.
>>>>
>>>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product
>>>> of Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US.
>>>> I used to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that
>>>> was actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that
>>>> currently sold in grocery stores.
>>>
>>> Two days ago I made a veggie soup. I used my old standby vegetable
>>> stock, but I wanted a bit of tomato in it, but not overwhelmingly a
>>> tomato-vegetable soup. My Amore Tomato Paste didn't have a date on it,
>>> but I knew that it had been there the longest of time. This is an item
>>> that costs so much that you tend not to over-use it, then end up with an
>>> outdated tube - for me, anyway. I ended up using the unused 1/3 of a
>>> tube for a pot of soup, and it wasn't that potent.
>>>
>>> I have to look for this product, but it really nice. I think I got the
>>> tip to use it here on rfc.
>>>
>>> Dee Dee
>>>
>>
>> It's available at Amazon.com. You have to order 12 tubes to get a decent
>> price (I think that's even less expensive than my local HEB or Kroger).
>> Maybe you could split it with a friend? I know 12 tubes would be too much
>> for me.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Tomato-P.../dp/B000FGXTE8
>
> Thanks for the tip, Chris. I do order some items from Amazon.

FWIW:

The main writeup says that's a 12-pack.

The "Features" list says, "Pack of six 4.5-ounce tubes of concentrated
tomato paste (27 total ounces)".


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
news
> Dee.Dee wrote:
>
>>
>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>>>>>> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli.
>>>>>> It
>>>>>> works
>>>>>> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>>>>> keeps
>>>>>> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>>>>> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a
>>>>>> batch
>>>>>> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato
>>>>>> paste. It
>>>>>> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
>>>>>> little
>>>>>> nippier than we are used to.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US.
>>>>> Sounds good for certain uses.
>>>>>
>>>>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a
>>>>> product
>>>>> of Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US.
>>>>> I used to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube
>>>>> that
>>>>> was actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that
>>>>> currently sold in grocery stores.
>>>>
>>>> Two days ago I made a veggie soup. I used my old standby vegetable
>>>> stock, but I wanted a bit of tomato in it, but not overwhelmingly a
>>>> tomato-vegetable soup. My Amore Tomato Paste didn't have a date on it,
>>>> but I knew that it had been there the longest of time. This is an item
>>>> that costs so much that you tend not to over-use it, then end up with
>>>> an
>>>> outdated tube - for me, anyway. I ended up using the unused 1/3 of a
>>>> tube for a pot of soup, and it wasn't that potent.
>>>>
>>>> I have to look for this product, but it really nice. I think I got the
>>>> tip to use it here on rfc.
>>>>
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's available at Amazon.com. You have to order 12 tubes to get a
>>> decent
>>> price (I think that's even less expensive than my local HEB or Kroger).
>>> Maybe you could split it with a friend? I know 12 tubes would be too
>>> much
>>> for me.
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Tomato-P.../dp/B000FGXTE8
>>
>> Thanks for the tip, Chris. I do order some items from Amazon.
>
> FWIW:
>
> The main writeup says that's a 12-pack.
>
> The "Features" list says, "Pack of six 4.5-ounce tubes of concentrated
> tomato paste (27 total ounces)".
>
>
> --
> Blinky

Thanks for pointing that out, Blink.
For six, a little less than $4 a tube.
Looking up where I bought my last tube -- Wegman's -- it's a trip to
Wegman's from where I live. But I didn't write down what the price was
then. Been so long, it doesn't matter.

I guess if I had 6 tubes, I could use it more often ;-))
Dee Dee

"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message >


I noticed that too. I think an email to Amazon would be in order prior to
> ordering. They also have single tubes from another supplier at a
> ridiculous price + shipping.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2q4ocn
>
> I think I pay about $2.39 a tube in the grocery store.
>
>


Snipped - but referring to Amore Tomato Paste:

Thanks, Chris. I'll write that down on my shopping list as a 'fair price'
to pay.
Dee Dee

>
>>
>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>>>>>> Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli.
>>>>>> It
>>>>>> works
>>>>>> out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>>>>> keeps
>>>>>> well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>>>>> carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a
>>>>>> batch
>>>>>> of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato
>>>>>> paste. It
>>>>>> wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a
>>>>>> little
>>>>>> nippier than we are used to.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wonder if the tomato paste you mentioned is available in the US.
>>>>> Sounds good for certain uses.
>>>>>
>>>>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a
>>>>> product
>>>>> of Italy. It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US.
>>>>> I used to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube
>>>>> that
>>>>> was actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that
>>>>> currently sold in grocery stores.
>>>>
>>>> Two days ago I made a veggie soup. I used my old standby vegetable
>>>> stock, but I wanted a bit of tomato in it, but not overwhelmingly a
>>>> tomato-vegetable soup. My Amore Tomato Paste didn't have a date on it,
>>>> but I knew that it had been there the longest of time. This is an item
>>>> that costs so much that you tend not to over-use it, then end up with
>>>> an
>>>> outdated tube - for me, anyway. I ended up using the unused 1/3 of a
>>>> tube for a pot of soup, and it wasn't that potent.
>>>>
>>>> I have to look for this product, but it really nice. I think I got the
>>>> tip to use it here on rfc.
>>>>
>>>> Dee Dee
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's available at Amazon.com. You have to order 12 tubes to get a
>>> decent
>>> price (I think that's even less expensive than my local HEB or Kroger).
>>> Maybe you could split it with a friend? I know 12 tubes would be too
>>> much
>>> for me.
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Tomato-P.../dp/B000FGXTE8
>>
>> Thanks for the tip, Chris. I do order some items from Amazon.
>
> FWIW:
>
> The main writeup says that's a 12-pack.
>
> The "Features" list says, "Pack of six 4.5-ounce tubes of concentrated
> tomato paste (27 total ounces)".
>
>
> --
> Blinky

I noticed that too. I think an email to Amazon would be in order prior to
ordering. They also have single tubes from another supplier at a ridiculous
price + shipping.

http://tinyurl.com/2q4ocn

I think I pay about $2.39 a tube in the grocery store.

Dee.Dee wrote:

>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> news
>> Dee.Dee wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
>>> ...

>>>> It's available at Amazon.com. You have to order 12 tubes to get a
>>>> decent
>>>> price (I think that's even less expensive than my local HEB or Kroger).
>>>> Maybe you could split it with a friend? I know 12 tubes would be too
>>>> much
>>>> for me.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.amazon.com/Amore-Tomato-P.../dp/B000FGXTE8
>>>
>>> Thanks for the tip, Chris. I do order some items from Amazon.
>>
>> FWIW:
>>
>> The main writeup says that's a 12-pack.
>>
>> The "Features" list says, "Pack of six 4.5-ounce tubes of concentrated
>> tomato paste (27 total ounces)".
>>
>>
>> --
>> Blinky
>
> Thanks for pointing that out, Blink.

I exist but to serve. And eat tender surfers.

> For six, a little less than $4 a tube.
> Looking up where I bought my last tube -- Wegman's -- it's a trip to
> Wegman's from where I live. But I didn't write down what the price was
> then. Been so long, it doesn't matter.
>
> I guess if I had 6 tubes, I could use it more often ;-))
> Dee Dee

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l, not -l wrote:

>
> On 13-Feb-2008, aem > wrote:
>
>> Also available at Cost Plus/World Markets, tomato paste in a tube is a
>> terrific convenience. Instead of having to open a can, most of which
>> will subsequently go bad, you can add a nice little tweak of tomato
>> any time you like. -aem
>
> I portion out what's left in 1 tablespoon portions and freeze them; next
> time I need tomato paste, I go to the freezer and remove as many portions as
> needed. Works fine for me.

Do you use a small ice cube tray? I just measured one of mine, and
they make 2-oz cubes, and it seems like an ice cube tray would be
an efficient tool for this.


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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>works
>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
>you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
>well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
>deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
>of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
>wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
>nippier than we are used to.

Oh, I think I *like* this paste in a tube... what's the brand?

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> wrote:

> wrote:

>>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>works
>>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
>>you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
>>well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
>>deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
>>of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
>>wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
>>nippier than we are used to.

>Oh, I think I *like* this paste in a tube... what's the brand?

Look for Le Cabanon pepper paste (Harissa) in tubes. Good stuff.
There are others as well.

The tomato paste tubes I've never seen in the U.S.

Steve

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:50:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:


>The tomato paste tubes I've never seen in the U.S.
>
>Steve

You haven't? I am very surprised at this. Where are you shopping?

I see them in almost every supermarket. Sometimes they are in the
"gourmet" food section, and other times they are in with regular
foods,depending on the supermarket. I can find them with regularity
here in NM, and I could find them easily in the SFBA too. I usually
find them in the same section where anchovy paste is sold.

Sometimes they have at least several varieties of tubed condiments or
ingredients. Anchovy paste, garlic paste, tomato paste, and even
sun-dried tomato paste. There may be more, but those I tend to see
most often.

Christine

l, not -l wrote:
>
> I don't use anything but a tablespoon measure and a piece of waxed paper;
> the tomato paste is stiff enough that it doesn't need an ice cube tray to
> keep it together. I just plop the contents of the measuring spoon onto a
> cookie sheet covered with waxed paper, separate them by about an inch and
> freeze. When frozen through, I pull them off the waxed paper and put them
> in a small freezer bag, in the freezer until needed.


I think I would like this method as well. When I buy canned tomato
paste, I look at the ingredients and see only one listed: tomatoes.
When I've looked at the ingredients on the tube, it lists tomatoes plus
a lot of other stuff. I'm not suggesting that the additives are
harmful, but it would seem that if the tube is such an excellent storage
container, the additives wouldn't be necessary. That's what's kept me
from buying tubes.


Freezing would work better for me.


--Lia

On Feb 14, 1:50 am, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> > wrote:
> > wrote:
> >>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
> >>works
> >>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
> >>you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
> >>well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
> >>deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
> >>carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
> >>of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
> >>wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
> >>nippier than we are used to.
> >Oh, I think I *like* this paste in a tube... what's the brand?
>
> Look for Le Cabanon pepper paste (Harissa) in tubes. Good stuff.
> There are others as well.
>
> The tomato paste tubes I've never seen in the U.S.
>
> Steve

I've seen those, as well as anchovie, basil/pesto, and a couple of
others.

What is new to me are "jars" of tomato paste. Found those the other
day, and will be trying it out soon.

I don't mind opening a 6 oz can of tomato paste, using part and
freezing the rest in 1 or 2 ounce blobs. But the jar interested me.
We'll have to see how long it lasts in the fridge.

maxine in ri

maxine in ri wrote:

> I've seen those, as well as anchovie, basil/pesto, and a couple of
> others.

> maxine in ri

I've never tried those tubes but recall (Cooks Illustrated, I believe?)
doing a review of them and finding the flavors were a touch odd?

Goomba, who needs to get more parsley and cilantro planted soon.

Christine Dabney > wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:50:18 +0000 (UTC),

>>The tomato paste tubes I've never seen in the U.S.

>You haven't? I am very surprised at this. Where are you shopping?

The usual places. Perhaps I just haven't looked for it.
But I see it a lot when I'm outside the U.S.

>I can find them with regularity
>here in NM, and I could find them easily in the SFBA too. I usually
>find them in the same section where anchovy paste is sold.

Maybe the difference is they are not located with the other
tomato products?

Steve

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
. ..
> maxine in ri wrote:
>
>> I've seen those, as well as anchovie, basil/pesto, and a couple of
>> others.
>
>> maxine in ri
>
> I've never tried those tubes but recall (Cooks Illustrated, I believe?)
> doing a review of them and finding the flavors were a touch odd?
>
> Goomba, who needs to get more parsley and cilantro planted soon.

Here's the latest review I have from Cook's Illustrated:

"Tomato Paste-Updated
Written: 7/2005

Mot canned tomato pastes are plagued by a tinny aftertaste. We
think a great tomato paste should have a fresh, full tomato flavor.



In your May/June 2003 issue, after tasting various tomato
pastes, you selected Amore as the winner. Is it correct to assume that
because it is double concentrated, the amount used in recipes can be halved?

When you use ultra-concentrated liquid laundry detergent in
place of the regular variety, it takes less product to wash the same amount
of clothing. Unfortunately, the same principle doesn't apply to tomato
paste. Based on our experience, Amore-brand tube tomato paste, though
labeled "double concentrated," is not twice as potent as regular canned
tomato paste. In the tasting you mention, conducted for our Weeknight Pasta
Bolognese recipe (May/June 2003), we used the same amount of each brand of
tomato paste.

We revisited the issue by conducting a couple of visual tests
with Amore and one of the canned brands, Hunt's, to see if the Amore was
drier (and thus more concentrated). Side-by-side spoonfuls of Amore and
Hunt's were both thick and stiff, each one sticking to the spoon even when
turned upside down. The Amore was slightly thicker and a more vibrant red
than the muted, darker Hunt's, which also had a few liquidy pockets. Next we
placed five level 1-tablespoon samples of each brand on sheets of single-ply
paper towel and let them sit for an hour. Neither the tubed nor the canned
sample exuded much liquid-only perhaps a millimeter could be detected
extending beyond the borders of the pasty blobs.

While we don't recommend using half as much Amore when tomato
paste is called for in a recipe, we still recommend Amore over the other six
brands we tested (including Hunt's) for its fresher, fuller tomato flavor.
And because it's packaged in a tube, Amore lacks the tinny aftertaste that
plagues many canned tomato pastes. Just ignore the "double concentrated"
labeling and use the amount called for in the recipe."

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> maxine in ri wrote:
>>
>>> I've seen those, as well as anchovie, basil/pesto, and a couple of
>>> others.
>>> maxine in ri
>> I've never tried those tubes but recall (Cooks Illustrated, I believe?)
>> doing a review of them and finding the flavors were a touch odd?
>>
>> Goomba, who needs to get more parsley and cilantro planted soon.
>
> Here's the latest review I have from Cook's Illustrated:
>
> "Tomato Paste-Updated
> Written: 7/2005


Interesting, but I was thinking of the review of the tubes of herb
pastes that one sees nowadays, usually in the produce section. I recall
they said those had off flavors.
I think they must use something to keep the color from turning brown or
icky and that might be what is giving them to weird taste?

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:57:21 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:



>Maybe the difference is they are not located with the other
>tomato products?
>
>Steve

Probably so.
I usually see them grouped together with the other pastes, as I have
mentioned before. So wherever you might find anchovy paste, you might
find the tomato paste.
It's in different places in different stores:sometimes in the
condiments section, sometimes in the gourmet section, sometimes in the
ethnic sections.

Christine

Christine Dabney > wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:57:21 +0000 (UTC),

>>Maybe the difference is they are not located with the other
>>tomato products?

>Probably so.
>I usually see them grouped together with the other pastes, as I have
>mentioned before. So wherever you might find anchovy paste, you might
>find the tomato paste.

That explains it; I don't routinely buy any tubes of stufff
(except harissa, which I buy at the middle eastern grocers).
I didn't even know there was a "tube section" at the grocery
store. I'll look for this next time I"m at Andronico's.

Steve

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>works
>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
>you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
>well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
>deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
>of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
>wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
>nippier than we are used to.

you might like it that way. i usually put a dried red pepper and a
few slices of ginger in my stew for just that purpose.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:38:55 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>aasimonjr wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>>works
>>>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>>and you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>>keeps well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was
>>>at the deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label
>>>more carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made
>>>a batch of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was
>>>tomato paste. It wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is
>>>going to taste a little nippier than we are used to.
>>
>> Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista
>
>Yikes. I'd expect to find "eros" on a tube of something far removed from
>paprika......and I wouldn't put any of that in my stew.

on the other hand, i wouldn't use any kind of pepper paste in place of
k-y, either.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:38:44 -0800 (PST), aem >
wrote:

>On Feb 13, 2:07*pm, "Chris Marksberry"
> wrote:
>>
>> The brand I'm currently buying is Amore Tomato Paste and it is a product of
>> Italy. *It's available (probably) at most grocery stores in the US. *I used
>> to have to go Williams-Sonoma to buy tomato paste in a tube that was
>> actually less expensive (go figure Williams-Sonoma) than that currently sold
>> in grocery stores.
>
>Also available at Cost Plus/World Markets, tomato paste in a tube is a
>terrific convenience. Instead of having to open a can, most of which
>will subsequently go bad, you can add a nice little tweak of tomato
>any time you like. -aem

i'm a philistine, so i just bloop in a little ketchup in those
situations. at least it's heinz.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:50:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> wrote:
>
> wrote:
>
>>>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>>works
>>>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff and
>>>you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it keeps
>>>well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was at the
>>>deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label more
>>>carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made a batch
>>>of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was tomato paste. It
>>>wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is going to taste a little
>>>nippier than we are used to.
>
>>Oh, I think I *like* this paste in a tube... what's the brand?
>
>Look for Le Cabanon pepper paste (Harissa) in tubes. Good stuff.
>There are others as well.
>
>The tomato paste tubes I've never seen in the U.S.
>
>Steve

harissa might be interesting.

your pal,
blake

> Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> maxine in ri wrote:
>>> I've never tried those tubes but recall (Cooks Illustrated, I believe?)
>>> doing a review of them and finding the flavors were a touch odd?
>>>
>>> Goomba, who needs to get more parsley and cilantro planted soon.
>>
>> Here's the latest review I have from Cook's Illustrated:
>>
>> "Tomato Paste-Updated
>> Written: 7/2005
>
>
> Interesting, but I was thinking of the review of the tubes of herb pastes
> that one sees nowadays, usually in the produce section. I recall they said
> those had off flavors.
> I think they must use something to keep the color from turning brown or
> icky and that might be what is giving them to weird taste?
>

I just looked at Cook's Illustrated and you're right about those reviews.
You know though I don't always agree with Cook's Illustrated (or Consumer
Reports, etc).

There only one type of jarred marinara sauce I actually like (Rao's)and
can't even tolerate the rest of them. They didn't review it so to me their
reviews in this case were worthless. Guess they can't review or test
everything.

Chris Marksberry wrote:

> I just looked at Cook's Illustrated and you're right about those reviews.
> You know though I don't always agree with Cook's Illustrated (or Consumer
> Reports, etc).
>
> There only one type of jarred marinara sauce I actually like (Rao's)and
> can't even tolerate the rest of them. They didn't review it so to me their
> reviews in this case were worthless. Guess they can't review or test
> everything.
>
I like the way they review products and find them usually helpful,
particularly with equipment reviews.
I would imagine they'd review the largest selling products, but often
they include smaller regional products which frustrates me when they're
found to be so good yet I can't get them where I live.

blake murphy wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:38:55 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>aasimonjr wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:53:40 -0500, Dave Smith
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Lately I have been getting tubes of tomato past at the German deli. It
>>>>works
>>>>out well when making dishes that call for a small amount of the stuff
>>>>and you don't have to open a whole can for one spoonful of paste, and it
>>>>keeps well. We had been getting low on the stuff so the next time I was
>>>>at the deli I grabbed another tube of it. I should have read the label
>>>>more carefully, though it is in Hungarian <?>. Last night my wife made
>>>>a batch of stew for tonight's dinner and added what we thought was
>>>>tomato paste. It wasn't. It is a spicy pepper paste. So the stew is
>>>>going to taste a little nippier than we are used to.
>>>
>>> Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista
>>
>>Yikes. I'd expect to find "eros" on a tube of something far removed from
>>paprika......and I wouldn't put any of that in my stew.
>
> on the other hand, i wouldn't use any kind of pepper paste in place of
> k-y, either.

Remember what happened to the guy that got his K-Y and his window caulking
mixed up?

Right you a his windows leaked.



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On Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:55:39 +0100, (Victor Sack)
wrote:

> wrote:
>
>> Dave, if that tube says "eros pista", it is sharp paprika. Eros pista
>> translates (loosely) "strong paste". If it says "csemege" or maybe
>> "csipos", the paste is a milder variety.
>
>Hey, Art, where have you been hiding all these years?
>
>Victor

Same old, same old. Got tired of all the brain-challenged
newbies that were settling in to r.f.c. I still remember
(with considerable fondness) the old days when this
group was in the top ten UG's, we spoke elbonian,
and the elders were appreciated. I see a few "A"
group posters are still here. I commend their
tenacity. Does the trollop club still exist?

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