The Guardian -
30 Jan 2023 13:00

How the tomato sauce that defined a nation came to be, plus a variation on the theme that's perfect for making in a big batch While a pan burps and occasionally spits from the back of the stove, a story. The first description of tomato sauce arrived in Italy in 1628. It was from Mexico, of course, by way of Spain and the pen of naturalist and physician to Philip II, Francisco Hernández, whose detailed documentation of plants and Mexican food customs filled 16 volumes. Translated first into Lati...
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