Tomato sauce



Tomato sauce is a condiment made with tomatoes, and sometimes also ham, onions, basil, salt, oil, garlic and various spices. In Australia, the name tomato sauce is reserved for the condiment known as ketchup in most of the English-speaking world. Conversely, other sauces made with tomatoes are referred to in Australia as pasta sauce and so on, depending on their uses.

A few tomatoes are broiled, skinned and mixed with a small amount of chopped ham, onion and some salt, oil, basil and other spices. This mixture is boiled and passed through a sieve and a clove of garlic is added, but removed before the sauce is passed through the sieve.

Marinara sauce is another term used to refer to tomato sauce without meat, generally referring to tomato sauce with blends of seasonings or spices mixed into it.