This passata is an excellent base for soups, tomato sauces, and pizzas. Use it to cook Italian sausages, veal meatballs, or simply rice.

Distinctive elements

Unlike traditional passata, our version is made with cherry tomatoes which give it a richer and slightly sweeter taste.

Artisan

The De Laurentiis family owns an artisan business in the mountainous region of Abruzzo. For two generations, they have been leveraging traditional ingredients and craftsmanship to offer products with an authentic Italian flavor. Tomatoes, saffron, and other herbs are grown organically on their few plots of land and then transformed into sauces and condiments by a small army of cooks who toil in the kitchen.

Origin

Roccascalegna, Abruzzo, Italy.

History and anecdotes

In Italy, tomato sauce is serious business! The Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Policy has decided to define the ingredients and method used to prepare authentic passata. It's a coulis made from fresh tomatoes that must retain all their flavor characteristics, to which other vegetables (e.g., carrots) can be added, as long as the final product doesn't contain any pieces of them.