rich-tomato-sauce
/rɪtʃ ˈtɒm.ə.təʊ sɔːs/ IELTSAcademic
noun
a thick, full-flavoured sauce made from tomatoes, often cooked with oil, onions, garlic, and herbs. It is richer and more savoury than plain tomato sauce.
- We served pasta with rich tomato sauce.
- This recipe needs a rich tomato sauce.
- The pizza had a rich tomato sauce base.
Adinary Nuance
A rich tomato sauce is fuller, deeper, and more savoury than plain tomato sauce. It is not the same as tomato puree, which is thicker and less cooked, or ketchup, which is sweet and used cold. Writers choose this phrase when they want to suggest a cooked sauce with a strong, rounded flavour.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- sốt cà chua đậm vị
- Spanish
- salsa de tomate rica
- Chinese
- 浓郁番茄酱
- Japanese
- 濃厚なトマトソース
- Korean
- 진한 토마토소스
Etymology
This phrase is a descriptive English compound. It combines rich, tomato, and sauce, and became common in cooking language as tomato-based sauces spread in European and global cuisines.
Common phrases
rich tomato saucepasta in rich tomato saucea spoonful of rich tomato sauce
Synonyms
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Frequently asked questions
- Is rich tomato sauce the same as tomato sauce?
- Not always. Rich tomato sauce usually means a more cooked, fuller-flavoured sauce.
- Can I use rich tomato sauce for pizza?
- Yes. It works well as a pizza base sauce.
- Is rich tomato sauce formal or informal?
- It is neutral and common in recipes, menus, and everyday speech.