I use the Divela one but I don't really seee the others in the stores by me. I like one from Woulworths which is organic, from Italy and no salt. It says sun ripend tomatoes from the south of Italy.
Frantoi Cutrera Organic Cherry Tomato Passata is a good one we have near me. It doesnt have that acidic quality that some have. Made from cherry tomatoes.
Vincenzo, I love your videos. You have taught me so much about italian cuisine and I love it so much. Knowing the right ingredients really makes a difference. Now I want to try all these tomato sauces!
@@vincenzosplate They sure do. I used to make spaghetti carbonara with any bacon and cheese that I had lying around, but now I will never make it with anything else than guanciale and pecorino ever again!
I'm glad that you approved of the Mutti Passata - it's the only one of the brands you tested that is available in the supermarket where I live. Regrettably, I tried their own brand (it was probably on sale) but it was so sour and made me promise myself that I would never buy it again. Then I tried Mutti and got a nice sauce with celery, carrot, onion, wine and the passata. Sweet and filled with flavours. There is an Italian foodstore in Stockholm, suitably named Eataly - pun definitely intended - that I will have to pay a visit and see if I can find some pasta that complies with your standards.
I usually buy Mutti. It's super available here in Germany and also one of the cheapest brands I have seen yet. I usually have a bunch of bottles of the stuff at home.
@@vincenzosplate Only for a few months so far though. They made a BIG ad campaign here in Germany a little while ago and since most stores carry Mutti products.
I live in west Germany and due to the huge Italian community and with Italy being very close, the access to quality Italian ingredients is there. We have some Italian super mercats here that are very good, with 36 months matured parmigiano for example.
I tried Mutti for the first time a few weeks ago and I’m in love with it. I know homemade is best but this is clearly the winner of canned or jarred tomato sauce.
YES! Vincenzo, my husband bought....passata, fresh tomato, crushed tomato........all of them! HAHA! I bought tagliatelle, bellissimo!. It was so sweet, he sat in the kitchen looking lovingly at all the pomadoro products he bought! Grazie you for another great video. Our Canadian green house tomatoes on the vine are very good here, even in winter 🍅💜
Glad that Mutti got a seal of approval, as it's my go-to (on account of reliability and being everywhere). I'll have to see if I can find some of the other brands
Sicilian American here, love watching your videos. I appreciate your sincerity and love of excellence in Italian cooking. I went between your video and Amazon looking for the brands you tested. Lots of fun. Molto Grazie Amico ❤
Glad that you learned something from this highly informative video. Do try out these sauces and choose which best suits your taste buds, if you do not know where to start, I suggest Mutti.
Nice to hear that you also love La Molisana pasta. I've been using their pasta for a couple of years now, after watching a few videos where italian chefs (even some working in michelin restaurants) swore by it as a fantastic dry pasta. I bought some Barilla the other day because La Molisana wasn't stocked in the small express IGA I happened to be shopping in, and boy do I regret it. I had forgotten how inferior all the other big brands are.
As far as big commercial brands go, I'd say that Molisana, Rummo, De Cecco and Garofalo are the ones to keep an eye out for when going to the supermarket. Barilla, Divella and other orange, smooth pastas are definitely inferior. They won't kill you, but still.
@@vincenzosplate would love opinion on de cecco and one called "mariangela prunotto" as besides some store brands, those are the ones we have around here usually.
Hi Vincenzo, just a hint, when comparing ingredients in a product you need to compare 100g amount not serving amount as these vary from product to product. Great show my favourite at the moment is MUTTI. Had a tin of their cherry tomatoes the other night and they were delicious..Keep up the good work👍
I have access to Cirio and Mutti here in my native Iceland, and I have almost always bought Mutti because I've been really impressed with the flavour of their products. I usually go with their tins of crushed tomatoes, they are really cheap but deliver huge on flavour. Their whole peeled San Marzano tins are excellent as well but pricier. I have not tried the passata yet but now I will! I am glad to know that Mutti is actually pretty good in comparison with other premium and commercial brands from Italy, thanks for the excellent video Vincenzo! And if I ever see a Muraca I will grab it immediately!!!
Thanks for the comment! So great to hear you're enjoying Mutti products, they really are amazing 🍅 Definitely give their passata a try, it's a game-changer! And yes, if you ever come across Muraca, grab it without hesitation 😉
I’m watching this in the supermarket at the passata section. Vincenzo is just awesome for doing this, big help!! FYI. I’m in Africa (Kenya). The supermarket had Divella. The bolognese was AWESOME. Vince, one day you should do a video about comments from people like me that you helped or inspired in different parts of the world, places where Italian food is not authentic but home cooks are now able to taste real Italian food because of you.
I highly appreciate this, it is always my goal to keep you guys informed and also, I want you guys to only have the best in your kitchen. You deserve the best!
Here in Thailand, I can get Mutti and Pomi in the local Big-C supermarket near Bangkok. They are always my favorites and I use interchangeably depending on the size of the package I want to buy as Pomi comes in both cans and aseptic containers and Mutti in jars or cans. Great that you like my favorite brands
Thanks for sharing! Those are great brands to use in Italian cooking. 🇮🇹 Do you have any favorite Italian ingredients or brands that you use in Thailand?
@@vincenzosplate unless you go to specialty shops in Bangkok, good quality ingredients are hard to find. But I can get good quality Agnesi pasta but good cheese is very hard to come by and very expensive. Usually Bertolli or Felippo Berio olive oil good enough for what I do and readily available. My mom was from Campo Basso and I learned everything from watching her cook
Hi Vincenzo, from the POMI website - In fact, Pomì is produced with the tomato of 560 farming companies belonging to the Casalasco - Società Agricola S.p.A., cultivated on over 7,600 hectares between Cremona, Parma, Piacenza and Mantua in the North of Italy, at an average distance of 50 km from the processing establishments.
Growing up in Belgium, with many Italian immigrants, we used to have Pomi available, and my mom used it for pizza and other Italian dishes she would make. When I moved to the US, Pomi was available in the carton bricks instead of the glass jars, and I use it exclusively. We have Mutti here available as well, so will try this too now, just to compare.
Thank you Vincenzo. Ever since I watched you pasta review I only use La Molisana and now I just got a confirmation that Mutti passata I use is not bad either and relatively cheap where I live.
Citric acid as an acidity regulator is really there to ensure consistency across batches of tomatoes. It really just means that their supply may be a little inconsistent in the amount of natural sugars, and to not have people complaining they use it to balance acid/sweet. It is in no way harmful (and it's not really a preservative), it just indicates that they may sometimes have issues with their supply chain throughout the year. You can look at it like a single malt whisky producer having to blend several years product together to get their signature flavour.
Thanks for the explanation, that's really interesting! 😮 It's important to use high-quality ingredients in cooking, and it's good to know that citric acid doesn't have any harmful effects. 🍅👨🍳
Thank-you for your knowledge. I have bought cheap store brand pasta and sauces so far and I am usually disappointed. Then I don’t eat pasta and sauce because of this experience. I also have never been to Italy and cannot compare good to bad experiences. I am now going to try out the top brands you recommend. I have pasta three times per year so it has to be good quality and a special event. Very grateful for your efforts!
Vincenzo you're killing me!🤣 you look like you're enjoying these sauces so much, even the not so great ones. I've never seen any of these here in Scotland unfortunately. Guess i will just have to move to Italy!
I like your videos and the taste testing are interesting. Still I think its crazy to ship Italian tomatoes all around the world. I'm pretty sure one can grow wonderful and tasty tomatoes in Australia as well.
I find this content very useful and I appreciate it very much. If you're not cooking something, these are the videos I find extremely useful and interesting!
I only use Mutti, it's the freshest and most tomato tasting brand that I can get around these parts (Denmark). All the other cheap brands have citric acid and all kinds of junk in them. Mutti does not. It's just tomato and salt. Good stuff :) I'm especially impressed by their ready to use pizza sauce. It's absolutely delicious.
Hi Vincenzo, in my country we can get La Molisana passata....i love it, since i started watching your channel i only use La Molisana products, Grazie mile
Mutti is my go-to brand if I can find it. It's becoming more widely available. I usually use the organic passata (to be honest, I started using it because it was around 500 grams which I needed instead of the 700 gram glasses of the regular ones) but I could really taste a noticeable difference when I made your tomato sauce with it or a ragú, it just tasted better.
Prova la passata di pomodori locali a crescita indeterminata come il vero San Marzano,Pera d'Abruzzo,Scatolone etc etc. Scoprirai un nuovo mondo gustativo.
Thanks for this Vincenzo. Can't find commercial pasada in these parts. So I've been bottling my own using your Nonna's recipe, Roma tomatoes from my garden, and big cans of San Marzano I order by the case from Italy. I'll order a few bottles of your top picks to compare with my homemade. Ciao.
Happy to hear, that MUTTI is approved by you, because this is a brand im buying. I have heared a gossip that some of the "italian" branded tomatoes are not really grown in Italy but are imported out of the EU(from China for eg.), and that make ma a bit carefull while buying canned tomatoes. Did you guys hear about that, is it actually true ?
Hey! I'm glad to hear that you're a fan of Mutti tomatoes too! Unfortunately, it is true that some "Italian" branded tomatoes are not actually grown in Italy. That's why it's important to check the label to make sure they're authentic. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel! 😊
Just tried Cento(recommended by a friend) as I’m venturing out to explore and upgrade on quality taste. It tastes amazing so far compared to the brands at my local stores. Now just currently bought Mutti as other brands are hard to find. Can’t wait to try it tonight.
Here in Thailand, we can get the Pomi high Lycopene passata. Apparently the tomotaos used are selected for 50% higher lycopene. Tastes heavenly. No acidity regulator or sugar or citric acid. The salt content is 0.57%. It's the one I buy now always
Great review, thank you Vincenzo! For us the upgrade started 6 m ago from you grocery store pasta video: we with my wife subscribed to your channel and switched from all-Barilla to La Molisana pasta and Mutti sauce combo. Since then all our pasta cookings are accompanied with your cheering videos 🙂 Now it's hard to eat Barilla again 😁
Agreed. Since watching him I only use Delverde, De Cecco and La Molisana...although I have also gotten and bought myself some rustichella d'abruzzo. Amazing pasta, but at that price point the other three are way more affordable as an "everyday" pasta. I use rustichella when I want to really treat myself.
Grazia Vincenzo. The only one I have seen and use in South Africa is Pomi. Also very well priced here. Great to hear that I use a very good passata😊👍🇿🇦
You're welcome! 😄 Enjoy your cooking adventure with the Muraca recipe. If you have any more questions or need assistance in the future, feel free to ask. Happy cooking and have a fantastic time in the kitchen! 👨🍳🌟🍽️
Vincenzo is the best authentic Italian Chef on youtube, I folo him for 4 yrs, he has helped me make Italian and feed my Pups authentic Pizza...who can beat that. Bravo!!
Greetings from Thailand. The Brand Mutti is the only Italian brand I could find in my area. Thanks for your video, I will give it a try. Btw really enjoy your channel 😃
Hi mate its Cassandra from Australia. We sell mutti sauce at our supermarkets coles. I never tried it. Until I saw you eat it.. as I'm a quilfeild baker . Fresh Pana de casa bread is great with is great with it
Hi Cassandra! Mutti sauce is a delicious choice, and it's wonderful that you've found a pairing with fresh homemade bread. Culinary adventures bring flavors to life! 🇦🇺🍞🍅 Enjoy your creations!
You're very welcome! 😊 Mutti tomatoes are known for their quality, and adding fresh tomato on top is a great way to enhance the flavor and freshness of your dishes. Keep enjoying your Italian-inspired creations in Cyprus! 🇨🇾🍅🇮🇹🍝
Bravo! Thank you for this video with your review. I will definitely search for Muraca Passata here in Los Angeles or online. I would love for you to do this with Canned whole San Marzano tomatoes too! My favorite brand thus far of the ones I have cooked with is Coluccio... but I should try some other great ones I should try. Cheers!
Thank you for your kind words! 🙌🏼 I'm delighted you found the review helpful. Exploring different tomato brands and types can be an exciting culinary journey. Keep experimenting, and if you have any more questions or topics you'd like to dive into, feel free to ask. Happy cooking and cheers to creating delicious dishes! 🍅👨🍳🥂
The basil Barilla tomato sauce should’ve been included since it’s a brand made in Italy, right? Anyways great great video. It is very insightful and just a blast to watch. I swear you made learning about Italian food so gripping and inthralling. Where I live I can’t pick Muraca off the shelves of my local grocery stores but I could buy it online.
Living in northern Italy I've never seen the Muraca passata in supermarkets or even at Eataly, but now I will try to buy It somehow, maybe online. I really want to taste it and see if It's really so good as you say. Grazie per la dritta :)
Here in Singapore, I used to be able to find Valfrutta and Antonella brands quite readily until about a year ago at all of our Big Four supermarket chains. Valfrutta uses tomatoes, salt, acidity regulator and citric acid, while Antonella uses only tomatoes. Since then, it's only been British supermarket brands on the shelves - Tesco at first, then Morrissons, and Marks & Spencer. There's Coles, too. All of their passatas are nothing special. I loved the Antonella passata so much I decided to bottle own. I still have have a dozen of each brand, but I've got, easily, a dozen bottles of homemade passata, and about forty bottles of different tomato-based pasta sauces in my cupboards, hehehe! And, yes, I watched your passata making video for guidance! And, I agree with you, amico - homemade is always best!!!
Thanks for this i never find italian tomato sauce in Singapore But cant wait to make your homemade tomato sauce for me BTW cant wait to make your recipes soon for me
The best passata is nonna's homemade with a green pepper ( capsicum). Does this sound familiar, Vincenzo? The only thing I did differently is that I flame roasted the capsicum first. It adds such a fantastic flavor to the sauce. Ciao da New York.
I love La Molisana's pastas and passata, and my local Woolies always have them in stock, so it is very convenient. I don't think I have seen Muraca here in Melbourne before, but I'll keep checking.
Very informative and honest review. I hope you keep doing this, this information is really important for someone from Indonesia like me. Now I know I can rely on MUTTI because I can only buy either Mutti, Agnesi, Cirio, Leggos or deCecco passata in Indonesia.
I am so happy that Mutti is widely available across Indonesia, sadly there are people at some parts of the world that can't even acquire such wonderful brands. Yes, I will surely keep you providing you guys with informative contents. Keep on watching. ♥️🤩
Great show! Love it! I use Mutti as my standard. Pomi is actually called Pomito here and due to the low price tag I ignored it so far but I should probably give it a try. With my next order of Rummo Bucatini I will add a few bottles of Muraca to try it.
Hey there! Thanks for the comment 🙌🏻 Mutti is definitely a great choice, and you should definitely try Pomito/Pomi as well. And Rummo Bucatini is one of my favorites! Don't forget to grab some Muraca too 😉👌🏻
@@vincenzosplate Today I did my combo Arrabiata/Amatriciana and used Pomito and I have to agree with your assessment. This a silky smooth passata that tastes like tomato heaven. On Monday my Muraca order will finally arrive - little hold up due to partying for the scudetto. In the mean time I watch alla Buttera and I really need to watch your alla Norma videos.
Divella is great value here, about 60% the cost of Mutti and always good with the taste. About to go make a sauce with it.... Mutti does have some special ones, tried their Toscano based pasatta and it was a clear step up for me.
Mutti is my favourite even though I much prefer their smashed tomatoes over their passata. Never found the other top brands here in Switzerland (I only found pomì maybe once and of course CIrio). Mutti is the most expensive brand here where I live, but it tastes very genuine and not very far from (the still unbeaten) my grand parents "pummarole" (probably the same that your nonna did, given that my grand parents lived actually next to yours in Villa Raspa). Great video my friend! Hope to see you again in person sooner or later!
Thanks for your comment! 😄 It's great to hear that you appreciate Mutti tomatoes, they are definitely one of the best brands out there. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up again soon. 🍅👨🍳🇮🇹
Thank you for your educational video. I thought whatever comes from Italy is good. Luckily enough, I had Mutti in handy. I will try finding Muraca in my neighborhood. I really appreciate your strong passion and will to spread Italian ingredients with quality. Because I would be criticized and be blamed for spreading bad reputations for the big brands we, Japanese are allowed to make transactions with if I said something negative about the products of big brands. Thank you so much for your generous help.
Wow this truly warms my heart. That's good that you always have Mutti available, that's one of my favourite brands for tomato sauce. I agree, look for Muraca. It's a game changer too! Happy cooking, my friend!
Out of what you have there the only one I have seen in stores near me is Mutti. I have also seen Cento, Delallo, some organic California made one (I cannot remember the name), and a Wegman’s grocery store brand passata that I think is made in Italy for them to sell in there stores. I buy Mutti most of the time. I wonder if I can find that Muraca somewhere online.
The way I do it is plant San marzano tomatoes from seed in my small garden. I don't live in Italy but but in upstate NY. I know my tomatoes aren't going to taste as certified San marzano from Italy, so I d add a can of CENTO certified San marzano tomatoes to 3 jars of my own and a large onion and a couple or three tbsp of oregano, shallot and pepper to taste, several gloves of garlic and cook it for a half hour and it always comes out really good. The CENTO is a flavor bomb of tomatoes. Really good.
I’ve been looking at your vid for a recommendation on pasta,, evoo, and now tomatoe sauce. Although I must say, we grow our own tomatoes so I use my own sautéed w onions n garlic.
Definitely, passata is a great ingredient to use in Arrabbiata sauce! 🍅😋 It gives a smooth texture and rich flavor. Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Mutti is the one that i used cause that was the only brand available to make that very tasty tuna pasta recipe that I got from you Vincenzo great recipe by the way mate great food👍
The only tomato passata I ever buy when I make lasagna is mutti but they also have a no-name store one which is also produced in Italy which is very good as well.
A love these kinds of videos. I would love to see more brands type videos. Could you make a video about olive oil brands? And i just want to say I ❤ your channel.
Great video, Vincenzo, was using Cirio just yesterday for ragu bolognese haha. I think it’s great for all kinds of meet+tomato souses. Pomi is my fav, but lately I tend to use it more for souces to serve it with steak. May be will try it next time in bolognese again. Muraca is hard to find here, but will keep an eye on it, and will try Mutti. Thanks!
I use Cirio as it's readily available in the UK. I've compared this to Napolina, and there's no comparison. Cirio tastes lovely, whereas Napolina tastes like crack sweat.
Which one is your favorite Tomato Passata?
the one I made after your recipe!
I use the Divela one but I don't really seee the others in the stores by me. I like one from Woulworths which is organic, from Italy and no salt. It says sun ripend tomatoes from the south of Italy.
Frantoi Cutrera Organic Cherry Tomato Passata is a good one we have near me. It doesnt have that acidic quality that some have. Made from cherry tomatoes.
We are a Mutti household, but more often then not I'll just get a can of tomatoes.
Pomi for me. However, mine comes in little juice-like boxes. Still good though
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Thank you so much!
I'm so glad you approved of the Mutti, because it's the only brand you reviewed I have ever seen at my local grocery stores.
I’ve seen it about an hour away from me. Best we have is Hunt’s 😂 At least they sell some San Marzanos at the local Walmart lol
Same here. Although we have an Italian grocer / restaurant about 20 min away
I love Mutti too, they have good quality tomato sauce.
For me the ones that seem to be available are the Divella and De Cecco, the latter which Vincenzo didn't even review lol
Mutti is great. We're lucky to be able to get these sauces quite easily in Australia.
sounds like Muraca and Mutti are the way to go! I just wish Muraca was more widely available here in Los Angeles
Vincenzo, I love your videos. You have taught me so much about italian cuisine and I love it so much. Knowing the right ingredients really makes a difference. Now I want to try all these tomato sauces!
Im really glad you think so 🙏🏻 grazie!
As you said, the right ingredients really make the difference
@@vincenzosplate
They sure do. I used to make spaghetti carbonara with any bacon and cheese that I had lying around, but now I will never make it with anything else than guanciale and pecorino ever again!
Vincenzo I really like these kind of videos where you do a tasting and tell us what is good for us to buy, so we don't end up buying rubbish ✌🏻❤️
Hey there! I'm glad you found the tasting helpful! It's always great to know what products are worth buying. 😊👍
I enjoy them too, but they ought to be done blind.
@@gagamba9198 exactly! This type of video is helpful 😊
My wife and I made passata for the first time last season, and it was amazing. Total game changer for pasta, versus jar "marinara" sauce.
Passata is definitely a game changer! 🙌 Have fun experimenting with it in your dishes.
I'm glad that you approved of the Mutti Passata - it's the only one of the brands you tested that is available in the supermarket where I live. Regrettably, I tried their own brand (it was probably on sale) but it was so sour and made me promise myself that I would never buy it again. Then I tried Mutti and got a nice sauce with celery, carrot, onion, wine and the passata. Sweet and filled with flavours. There is an Italian foodstore in Stockholm, suitably named Eataly - pun definitely intended - that I will have to pay a visit and see if I can find some pasta that complies with your standards.
Very well said, Mutti Passata is one of my favorites. It is affordable and taste amazing too! 😍
Eataly has good pasta options. I like the Monograno Felicetti Matt Tagliatelle All'uovo Pasta
MURACA is excellent !! I've taken your advice and was totally satisfied. I just ordered more today...a 12 pack this time. Thanks !
This is the only cooking channel worth watching! Love it!
Oh wow you’re so kind 🙏🏻❤️ thank you a lot!
@Dave , I agree!
I usually buy Mutti. It's super available here in Germany and also one of the cheapest brands I have seen yet. I usually have a bunch of bottles of the stuff at home.
Mutti is great, I think it is the most available
@@vincenzosplate Only for a few months so far though. They made a BIG ad campaign here in Germany a little while ago and since most stores carry Mutti products.
@@CidVeldoril it might also be really easy to sell Mutti in Germany, since Mutti means "Mommy". They could use "mom's cooking" as an ad campaign
@@worldpeace6322 They could, but weirdly have not done so as of yet, at least in their big push a few months ago.
I live in west Germany and due to the huge Italian community and with Italy being very close, the access to quality Italian ingredients is there. We have some Italian super mercats here that are very good, with 36 months matured parmigiano for example.
I tried Mutti for the first time a few weeks ago and I’m in love with it. I know homemade is best but this is clearly the winner of canned or jarred tomato sauce.
This is very informative and practical. Thank you, Vincenzo!
Glad you think so 🙏🏻 which brand do you use?
@@vincenzosplate I use Mutti and Divella 🍅
YES! Vincenzo, my husband bought....passata, fresh tomato, crushed tomato........all of them! HAHA! I bought tagliatelle, bellissimo!. It was so sweet, he sat in the kitchen looking lovingly at all the pomadoro products he bought! Grazie you for another great video. Our Canadian green house tomatoes on the vine are very good here, even in winter 🍅💜
Love hearing this! 😍 Let me know how it turns out once you make it, I can’t wait to hear your thoughts! 🙌🏻
Avete fatto una cosa in stile italiano vero.Bravissimi!❤❤❤
Pomi is very famous in Lebanon, my mum has been using it since I was a child and I personally use it all the time too.
Thanks for sharing your experience with Pomi! 🍅 It's interesting to learn about the use of traditional ingredients in other cultures
Glad that Mutti got a seal of approval, as it's my go-to (on account of reliability and being everywhere). I'll have to see if I can find some of the other brands
Everybody loves Mutti and it is also easier to find.
Sicilian American here, love watching your videos. I appreciate your sincerity and love of excellence in Italian cooking. I went between your video and Amazon looking for the brands you tested. Lots of fun. Molto Grazie Amico ❤
Glad that you learned something from this highly informative video. Do try out these sauces and choose which best suits your taste buds, if you do not know where to start, I suggest Mutti.
Nice to hear that you also love La Molisana pasta. I've been using their pasta for a couple of years now, after watching a few videos where italian chefs (even some working in michelin restaurants) swore by it as a fantastic dry pasta. I bought some Barilla the other day because La Molisana wasn't stocked in the small express IGA I happened to be shopping in, and boy do I regret it. I had forgotten how inferior all the other big brands are.
De Cecco is made from authentic Italian ingredients very good and available at almost any large chain grocery store
As far as big commercial brands go, I'd say that Molisana, Rummo, De Cecco and Garofalo are the ones to keep an eye out for when going to the supermarket.
Barilla, Divella and other orange, smooth pastas are definitely inferior. They won't kill you, but still.
I would love to see this with a couple non-italian brands just to see where they line up comparatively.
Love you, Vincenzo!
Hmmmm I'll consider this, love you too!
A heads up; try the Mutti brand ketchup if you can find it. It is delicious. I love Mutti brand products.
@@vincenzosplate would love opinion on de cecco and one called "mariangela prunotto" as besides some store brands, those are the ones we have around here usually.
Already the cutting of the bread has made me hungry....
Thank you very much, Vincenzo, for sharing your video with us.
Tomato sauce with bread is absolutely amazing 🤤
Many thanks to you my friend
Hi Vincenzo, just a hint, when comparing ingredients in a product you need to compare 100g amount not serving amount as these vary from product to product. Great show my favourite at the moment is MUTTI. Had a tin of their cherry tomatoes the other night and they were delicious..Keep up the good work👍
Thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind for next time! And yes, MUTTI is definitely one of my favorites too 🍅👌
Those Mutti Cherry tomatoes are gold
I make my own tomato passata, only tomatoes, basil, salt and olive oil!
Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹
That's amazing! When the whole family is around, we also make homemade passata, it taste better homemade, don't you agree?
Greetings from Sydney!
I have access to Cirio and Mutti here in my native Iceland, and I have almost always bought Mutti because I've been really impressed with the flavour of their products. I usually go with their tins of crushed tomatoes, they are really cheap but deliver huge on flavour. Their whole peeled San Marzano tins are excellent as well but pricier. I have not tried the passata yet but now I will! I am glad to know that Mutti is actually pretty good in comparison with other premium and commercial brands from Italy, thanks for the excellent video Vincenzo! And if I ever see a Muraca I will grab it immediately!!!
Thanks for the comment! So great to hear you're enjoying Mutti products, they really are amazing 🍅 Definitely give their passata a try, it's a game-changer! And yes, if you ever come across Muraca, grab it without hesitation 😉
I’m watching this in the supermarket at the passata section. Vincenzo is just awesome for doing this, big help!!
FYI. I’m in Africa (Kenya). The supermarket had Divella.
The bolognese was AWESOME.
Vince,
one day you should do a video about comments from people like me that you helped or inspired in different parts of the world, places where Italian food is not authentic but home cooks are now able to taste real Italian food because of you.
This makes me so happy! Stay tuned for more tips my friend!
Great video! Glad you said the best tomato passata is home made.
Thanks for the support! Home-made passata is a game-changer 🍅👌
Bravo. Another superb video. Thank goodness you make these videos. You are a wonderful and talented person. We love your honesty and your personality.
I highly appreciate this, it is always my goal to keep you guys informed and also, I want you guys to only have the best in your kitchen. You deserve the best!
My local grocery now carries all mutti products, along with great italian artisan pasta. You have changed the way i make italian at home. So happy!
Here in Thailand, I can get Mutti and Pomi in the local Big-C supermarket near Bangkok. They are always my favorites and I use interchangeably depending on the size of the package I want to buy as Pomi comes in both cans and aseptic containers and Mutti in jars or cans. Great that you like my favorite brands
Thanks for sharing! Those are great brands to use in Italian cooking. 🇮🇹 Do you have any favorite Italian ingredients or brands that you use in Thailand?
@@vincenzosplate unless you go to specialty shops in Bangkok, good quality ingredients are hard to find. But I can get good quality Agnesi pasta but good cheese is very hard to come by and very expensive. Usually Bertolli or Felippo Berio olive oil good enough for what I do and readily available. My mom was from Campo Basso and I learned everything from watching her cook
Hi Vincenzo, from the POMI website - In fact, Pomì is produced with the tomato of 560 farming companies belonging to the Casalasco - Società Agricola S.p.A., cultivated on over 7,600 hectares between Cremona, Parma, Piacenza and Mantua in the North of Italy, at an average distance of 50 km from the processing establishments.
That is why Pomi taste amazing! They put extra effort in producing their sauces.
Vincenzo, I love your amazing recipes. Can you please cook Caponata. I was in Sicily last year and fell in love with this dish. Thank you so much.
Sounds so good, I'll definitely add this to my list. Thank you!
Growing up in Belgium, with many Italian immigrants, we used to have Pomi available, and my mom used it for pizza and other Italian dishes she would make. When I moved to the US, Pomi was available in the carton bricks instead of the glass jars, and I use it exclusively. We have Mutti here available as well, so will try this too now, just to compare.
Yes, please let me know how it goes.
Thank you Vincenzo. Ever since I watched you pasta review I only use La Molisana and now I just got a confirmation that Mutti passata I use is not bad either and relatively cheap where I live.
That's amazing news! Keep on cooking.
Love the video vincenzo love your content your a amazing TH-camr I love watching your videos they are the greatest and the best and the coolest
Thank you SO much 🙏🏻 what Tomato Sauce do you use?
@@vincenzosplate I usely use fresh tomatoes to make a sauce so it’s fresh
Mutti is a foolproof option. It can never go wrong. In fact, it's not easy to get good fresh tomatoes here. So Mutti is the saviour.
Citric acid as an acidity regulator is really there to ensure consistency across batches of tomatoes. It really just means that their supply may be a little inconsistent in the amount of natural sugars, and to not have people complaining they use it to balance acid/sweet. It is in no way harmful (and it's not really a preservative), it just indicates that they may sometimes have issues with their supply chain throughout the year. You can look at it like a single malt whisky producer having to blend several years product together to get their signature flavour.
Thanks for the explanation, that's really interesting! 😮 It's important to use high-quality ingredients in cooking, and it's good to know that citric acid doesn't have any harmful effects. 🍅👨🍳
Yeah, ok, but it tastes like crap
Citric acid is used to reduce the PH to 4.6, making it shelf stable.
Thank-you for your knowledge. I have bought cheap store brand pasta and sauces so far and I am usually disappointed. Then I don’t eat pasta and sauce because of this experience. I also have never been to Italy and cannot compare good to bad experiences. I am now going to try out the top brands you recommend. I have pasta three times per year so it has to be good quality and a special event. Very grateful for your efforts!
Vincenzo you're killing me!🤣 you look like you're enjoying these sauces so much, even the not so great ones. I've never seen any of these here in Scotland unfortunately. Guess i will just have to move to Italy!
Haha I'm glad I'm making you crave some authentic Italian sauces!🤤 Hopefully, you can find some of these ingredients in Scotland too.🤞
I love Mutti!!😍
We love Mutti!
I like your videos and the taste testing are interesting. Still I think its crazy to ship Italian tomatoes all around the world.
I'm pretty sure one can grow wonderful and tasty tomatoes in Australia as well.
like your shirt , no cream in carbonara , tried your recipe. loved it
Glad you liked it!! You should give my other recipes a try too. I am sure you're going to love those as well.
I find this content very useful and I appreciate it very much.
If you're not cooking something, these are the videos I find extremely useful and interesting!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you find these videos helpful 😊 What's your favorite Italian dish to cook at home?
I only use Mutti, it's the freshest and most tomato tasting brand that I can get around these parts (Denmark). All the other cheap brands have citric acid and all kinds of junk in them. Mutti does not. It's just tomato and salt. Good stuff :) I'm especially impressed by their ready to use pizza sauce. It's absolutely delicious.
Hi Vincenzo, in my country we can get La Molisana passata....i love it, since i started watching your channel i only use La Molisana products, Grazie mile
Awesome! Only the best 😎
Mutti is my go-to brand if I can find it. It's becoming more widely available. I usually use the organic passata (to be honest, I started using it because it was around 500 grams which I needed instead of the 700 gram glasses of the regular ones) but I could really taste a noticeable difference when I made your tomato sauce with it or a ragú, it just tasted better.
Prova la passata di pomodori locali a crescita indeterminata come il vero San Marzano,Pera d'Abruzzo,Scatolone etc etc.
Scoprirai un nuovo mondo gustativo.
Thanks for this Vincenzo. Can't find commercial pasada in these parts. So I've been bottling my own using your Nonna's recipe, Roma tomatoes from my garden, and big cans of San Marzano I order by the case from Italy. I'll order a few bottles of your top picks to compare with my homemade. Ciao.
That's amazing! I'm glad that you like it. Do let me know how it all turns out!
I stock up on Mutti passata whenever I find a good deal in the supermarket. I do the same with La Molisana, De Cecco and Rummo pasta.
Nice video. Bravo, Vincenzo!
I hope, you make more of such videos, even if it does not get the views it deserves!
Absolutely, I'm committed to sharing authentic Italian recipes regardless of views. Let's keep cooking and celebrating tradition! 🇮🇹🍝
Happy to hear, that MUTTI is approved by you, because this is a brand im buying. I have heared a gossip that some of the "italian" branded tomatoes are not really grown in Italy but are imported out of the EU(from China for eg.), and that make ma a bit carefull while buying canned tomatoes. Did you guys hear about that, is it actually true ?
Hey! I'm glad to hear that you're a fan of Mutti tomatoes too! Unfortunately, it is true that some "Italian" branded tomatoes are not actually grown in Italy. That's why it's important to check the label to make sure they're authentic. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel! 😊
Just tried Cento(recommended by a friend) as I’m venturing out to explore and upgrade on quality taste. It tastes amazing so far compared to the brands at my local stores. Now just currently bought Mutti as other brands are hard to find. Can’t wait to try it tonight.
Here in Thailand, we can get the Pomi high Lycopene passata. Apparently the tomotaos used are selected for 50% higher lycopene. Tastes heavenly. No acidity regulator or sugar or citric acid. The salt content is 0.57%.
It's the one I buy now always
Great review, thank you Vincenzo!
For us the upgrade started 6 m ago from you grocery store pasta video: we with my wife subscribed to your channel and switched from all-Barilla to La Molisana pasta and Mutti sauce combo.
Since then all our pasta cookings are accompanied with your cheering videos 🙂
Now it's hard to eat Barilla again 😁
Agreed. Since watching him I only use Delverde, De Cecco and La Molisana...although I have also gotten and bought myself some rustichella d'abruzzo. Amazing pasta, but at that price point the other three are way more affordable as an "everyday" pasta. I use rustichella when I want to really treat myself.
That is awesome! I totally agree with you, once you get the taste of the good quality brands, you'll never want to go back. Keep it up!
Grazia Vincenzo. The only one I have seen and use in South Africa is Pomi. Also very well priced here. Great to hear that I use a very good passata😊👍🇿🇦
Indeed thats a really good brand, and I'm happy that you're able to get that for yourself. You deserve the best things in life. Keep cooking!
Muraca it is! Thank you so much for the help
You're welcome! 😄 Enjoy your cooking adventure with the Muraca recipe. If you have any more questions or need assistance in the future, feel free to ask. Happy cooking and have a fantastic time in the kitchen! 👨🍳🌟🍽️
Vincenzo is the best authentic Italian Chef on youtube, I folo him for 4 yrs, he has helped me make Italian and feed my Pups authentic Pizza...who can beat that. Bravo!!
Thanks my friend! Glad I could help you make Italian and feed your pups authentic pizza. 🍕🐶 Bravo to you too!
Thank you for this! We have Mutti and Pomi easily available here.... I'll have to see if I can try some others!
Thanks for sharing! I highly recommend trying out different brands of tomatoes for a more authentic taste. Happy cooking 🍅👨🍳🇮🇹
Greetings from Thailand. The Brand Mutti is the only Italian brand I could find in my area. Thanks for your video, I will give it a try. Btw really enjoy your channel 😃
Hi mate its Cassandra from Australia. We sell mutti sauce at our supermarkets coles. I never tried it. Until I saw you eat it.. as I'm a quilfeild baker . Fresh Pana de casa bread is great with is great with it
Hi Cassandra! Mutti sauce is a delicious choice, and it's wonderful that you've found a pairing with fresh homemade bread. Culinary adventures bring flavors to life! 🇦🇺🍞🍅 Enjoy your creations!
As always, excellent video! Thank you, Vincenzo! I use Mutti as it’s easy to find and consistently good.
Great choice, glad you love the video.
Thank you Vincenzo , thank. God for Mutti here in Cyprus , I always add fresh tomato on top ;)
You're very welcome! 😊 Mutti tomatoes are known for their quality, and adding fresh tomato on top is a great way to enhance the flavor and freshness of your dishes. Keep enjoying your Italian-inspired creations in Cyprus! 🇨🇾🍅🇮🇹🍝
I swear i can eat passata directly from the bottle. It smell like summer and taste like paradise. Fantastic product. I use the Mutti, easy to find.
Thanks for sharing your love for Mutti passata! It's a staple in Italian cuisine, and I'm glad you enjoy it as much as I do. 😊👨🍳
Bravo! Thank you for this video with your review. I will definitely search for Muraca Passata here in Los Angeles or online. I would love for you to do this with Canned whole San Marzano tomatoes too! My favorite brand thus far of the ones I have cooked with is Coluccio... but I should try some other great ones I should try. Cheers!
Thank you for your kind words! 🙌🏼 I'm delighted you found the review helpful. Exploring different tomato brands and types can be an exciting culinary journey. Keep experimenting, and if you have any more questions or topics you'd like to dive into, feel free to ask. Happy cooking and cheers to creating delicious dishes! 🍅👨🍳🥂
The basil Barilla tomato sauce should’ve been included since it’s a brand made in Italy, right? Anyways great great video. It is very insightful and just a blast to watch. I swear you made learning about Italian food so gripping and inthralling. Where I live I can’t pick Muraca off the shelves of my local grocery stores but I could buy it online.
Living in northern Italy I've never seen the Muraca passata in supermarkets or even at Eataly, but now I will try to buy It somehow, maybe online. I really want to taste it and see if It's really so good as you say. Grazie per la dritta :)
Here in Singapore, I used to be able to find Valfrutta and Antonella brands quite readily until about a year ago at all of our Big Four supermarket chains. Valfrutta uses tomatoes, salt, acidity regulator and citric acid, while Antonella uses only tomatoes. Since then, it's only been British supermarket brands on the shelves - Tesco at first, then Morrissons, and Marks & Spencer. There's Coles, too. All of their passatas are nothing special.
I loved the Antonella passata so much I decided to bottle own. I still have have a dozen of each brand, but I've got, easily, a dozen bottles of homemade passata, and about forty bottles of different tomato-based pasta sauces in my cupboards, hehehe! And, yes, I watched your passata making video for guidance! And, I agree with you, amico - homemade is always best!!!
Thanks for the insight! Homemade passata is always the way to go 😉🍅🍝
Thanks for this i never find italian tomato sauce in Singapore But cant wait to make your homemade tomato sauce for me BTW cant wait to make your recipes soon for me
Yay! You will love making it at home
The best passata is nonna's homemade with a green pepper ( capsicum). Does this sound familiar, Vincenzo? The only thing I did differently is that I flame roasted the capsicum first. It adds such a fantastic flavor to the sauce. Ciao da New York.
Exellent material!
Thanks for the support! Hope you enjoy cooking some of my recipes 👨🍳🇮🇹
@@vincenzosplate I'm working on Scampi ;P Best from Poland !!!
Thanks so much for that. I am always looking for better passatas than the store brands.
Happy to help!
Just wondering where you got the muraca from I could not find it in my local Woolworths perhaps Coles sells it?
Where exactly are you located? You can check out Harris Farm Markets.
Gordon Ramsay once recommended Mutti canned tomatoes, and I have never bought anything else since. Love it!
Absolutely! Mutti canned tomatoes are a great choice. Gordon Ramsay has good taste! 🍅😊
great video. grazie! i use pelati and typically Bianco Di Napoli. pass through a sieve for a finer sauce. i do love Mutti pelati if i can't get BDN.
Thanks for sharing your tips! I love Mutti too 🍅
Now i know MUTTI is my choice because i see it in the shops very often！Thank you Vincenzo！
Hey there! I'm glad you noticed Mutti in your local stores, it's definitely a great choice for Italian cooking! 😊
I love La Molisana's pastas and passata, and my local Woolies always have them in stock, so it is very convenient. I don't think I have seen Muraca here in Melbourne before, but I'll keep checking.
Great brand choice. Do let me know if you're able to look for those around Melbourne.
Very informative and honest review. I hope you keep doing this, this information is really important for someone from Indonesia like me. Now I know I can rely on MUTTI because I can only buy either Mutti, Agnesi, Cirio, Leggos or deCecco passata in Indonesia.
I am so happy that Mutti is widely available across Indonesia, sadly there are people at some parts of the world that can't even acquire such wonderful brands. Yes, I will surely keep you providing you guys with informative contents. Keep on watching. ♥️🤩
Great show! Love it! I use Mutti as my standard. Pomi is actually called Pomito here and due to the low price tag I ignored it so far but I should probably give it a try. With my next order of Rummo Bucatini I will add a few bottles of Muraca to try it.
Hey there! Thanks for the comment 🙌🏻 Mutti is definitely a great choice, and you should definitely try Pomito/Pomi as well. And Rummo Bucatini is one of my favorites! Don't forget to grab some Muraca too 😉👌🏻
@@vincenzosplate Today I did my combo Arrabiata/Amatriciana and used Pomito and I have to agree with your assessment. This a silky smooth passata that tastes like tomato heaven. On Monday my Muraca order will finally arrive - little hold up due to partying for the scudetto. In the mean time I watch alla Buttera and I really need to watch your alla Norma videos.
Divella is great value here, about 60% the cost of Mutti and always good with the taste. About to go make a sauce with it....
Mutti does have some special ones, tried their Toscano based pasatta and it was a clear step up for me.
love these reviews! can u do a balsamic vinegar one?
Great suggestion!
Mutti is my favourite even though I much prefer their smashed tomatoes over their passata. Never found the other top brands here in Switzerland (I only found pomì maybe once and of course CIrio). Mutti is the most expensive brand here where I live, but it tastes very genuine and not very far from (the still unbeaten) my grand parents "pummarole" (probably the same that your nonna did, given that my grand parents lived actually next to yours in Villa Raspa). Great video my friend! Hope to see you again in person sooner or later!
Thanks for your comment! 😄 It's great to hear that you appreciate Mutti tomatoes, they are definitely one of the best brands out there. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up again soon. 🍅👨🍳🇮🇹
Thank you for your educational video. I thought whatever comes from Italy is good. Luckily enough, I had Mutti in handy. I will try finding Muraca in my neighborhood. I really appreciate your strong passion and will to spread Italian ingredients with quality.
Because I would be criticized and be blamed for spreading bad reputations for the big brands we, Japanese are allowed to make transactions with if I said something negative about the products of big brands. Thank you so much for your generous help.
Wow this truly warms my heart. That's good that you always have Mutti available, that's one of my favourite brands for tomato sauce. I agree, look for Muraca. It's a game changer too! Happy cooking, my friend!
Out of what you have there the only one I have seen in stores near me is Mutti.
I have also seen Cento, Delallo, some organic California made one (I cannot remember the name), and a Wegman’s grocery store brand passata that I think is made in Italy for them to sell in there stores.
I buy Mutti most of the time.
I wonder if I can find that Muraca somewhere online.
Hey there! Mutti is a great choice, but if you're ever able to find Muraca, I highly recommend it 😉👌
We can only find Mutti and Cirio around here. I go for Mutti. They have a few tomato options and I like that we can buy smaller bottles.
Thanks for sharing your preference! 😊 Mutti and Cirio are both great brands. Can't wait for you to try it out! 🍝
The way I do it is plant San marzano tomatoes from seed in my small garden. I don't live in Italy but but in upstate NY. I know my tomatoes aren't going to taste as certified San marzano from Italy, so I d add a can of CENTO certified San marzano tomatoes to 3 jars of my own and a large onion and a couple or three tbsp of oregano, shallot and pepper to taste, several gloves of garlic and cook it for a half hour and it always comes out really good. The CENTO is a flavor bomb of tomatoes. Really good.
I’ve been looking at your vid for a recommendation on pasta,, evoo, and now tomatoe sauce. Although I must say, we grow our own tomatoes so I use my own sautéed w onions n garlic.
Man, you are the Italian nonna I don't have. I always watch your videos together with my mom and call you my 'mamostê' (which means teacher/master)
I hope you continue to learn and be an amazing cook too someday. I'm rooting for you!
I always use Cirio, but I Will give a chance to muraka, if I can find it here where I live
Let me know how it goes!
Thank you Vincenzo, love all your videos.
Would you use passata in an Arrabbiata sauce?
Definitely, passata is a great ingredient to use in Arrabbiata sauce! 🍅😋 It gives a smooth texture and rich flavor. Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Mutti is the one that i used cause that was the only brand available to make that very tasty tuna pasta recipe that I got from you Vincenzo great recipe by the way mate great food👍
Thanks for sharing your experience with the recipe! Let me know if you have any questions or other suggestions 😊👨🍳
Thank you man, I'll look for these brands!
Let me know how it turns out 🤗🍴
The only tomato passata I ever buy when I make lasagna is mutti but they also have a no-name store one which is also produced in Italy which is very good as well.
Mutti is a great option, affordable and taste amazing! Great choice.
A love these kinds of videos. I would love to see more brands type videos. Could you make a video about olive oil brands? And i just want to say I ❤ your channel.
Thanks for the suggestion! A video about olive oil brands is a great idea. Stay tuned for that 😉 Glad you enjoy the content! 🙌🏻
Thank you for this.
Thanks for your support! Hope you enjoy my other videos too 😉👍
Love you, Vincenzo!
Great video, I wonder if you could do a review comparing against Coles/woolies homebrand and some Aussie local brand pasata
That’s a possibility. I’ll definitely go and check that out. Thank you for the suggestion.
Great video. Can you do a video of passata in the grocery stores?
Maybe I will! 🍅👍 Can't wait for you to check out my next video!
Grazie dell'informazione.
Great video, Vincenzo, was using Cirio just yesterday for ragu bolognese haha. I think it’s great for all kinds of meet+tomato souses. Pomi is my fav, but lately I tend to use it more for souces to serve it with steak. May be will try it next time in bolognese again. Muraca is hard to find here, but will keep an eye on it, and will try Mutti. Thanks!
Awesome! Please try those brands and let me know which one you preferred ☺️
My store carries two brands: Cento and Mutti. I was trying the Cento brand for the longest time and then I gave Mutti a try and liked it a lot better.
Mutti is loved by so many people, it's not just affordable but it also taste great! Worth every penny.
Thank you Vincenzo! Your reviews are priceless!!! If I may ask is the Italiamo brand any good?? Grazie Vincenzo!
Grazie mille my friend! Italiamo is from Lidl if I'm not wrong, I tried it and it's not that bad 😜🍝
@Vincenzo's Plate Thank you Vincenzo. I'll go with Mutti as it's the most available brand here in Malta. Grazie mille!
Grande Vincenzo 👏👏
You are welcome, glad you like it!
I use Cirio as it's readily available in the UK.
I've compared this to Napolina, and there's no comparison.
Cirio tastes lovely, whereas Napolina tastes like crack sweat.
Great choice!