Tomato sauce (Spanish: salsa de tomate; Italian: salsa di pomodoro; French: sauce tomate) can refer to various sauces made mostly from tomatoes. In some nations the term refers to a sauce to be served as part of a meal; in others, it is a dressing. Tomatoes have a rich taste, high water content, soft flesh which damages down easily, and the right composition to enlarge right into a sauce when stewed, without the demand for thickeners such as roux or masa. All of these high qualities make them perfect for straightforward and enticing sauces. Tomato sauce generally has a thinner consistency than tomato paste and tomato purée; however, tomato sauces might use either as a component. In meals tomato sauces are common for meat and vegetables such as in stews, but they are maybe best called bases for Italian pasta or pizza recipes, or in Mexican salsas. In nations such as the UK, India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, the term tomato sauce is used to describe a condiment similar to what Americans call catsup. In several of these countries, both terms are utilized for the condiment.
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