passata

British  

/ pəˈsɑːtə /

noun

1. a sauce made from sieved tomatoes, often used in Italian cookery

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Etymology

Origin of passata

Italian

Example Sentences

Two sisters are among the dwindling few who gather family and friends once a year to make a 12-month supply of tomato passata, a purée that is a staple of Italian cuisine.

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The two sisters, who live in suburban Melbourne, are passionate champions of passata day, an inheritance from their parents, Giuseppe and Annina Luciani, who arrived in Australia from southern Italy in the 1950s.

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They are also determined to introduce others to the old Italian ways, by turning their home into an open-door passata factory where curious neighbors, food- and wine-loving friends and the occasional work colleague create what amounts to a boisterous social event that can carry on for hours.

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The annual passata extravaganza played out in a delightfully chaotic yet impressively efficient scene last month at Mrs. Hurst’s home.

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Tomato passata is made by cooking and straining tomatoes to create an unflavored, uncooked purée.

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