How to Make Tomato Paste in Sicily

To make tomato paste in Sicily they use two ingredients: tomatoes and the sun. See how estratto di pomodoro is made at the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School at Tenuta Regaleali in Sicily. By Elizabeth Minchilli, author of Eating My Way Through Italy and Eating Rome.
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[@leandronardi6796]

How to make tomato paste in Sicily: 1. Go to Sicily; 2. Make tomato paste.

[@shionashiel]

Thank you. It is very helpful.

[@leandronardi6796]

@@shionashiel glad to help

[@sloopy5672]

You talked a little too fast can you explain it, but slower?

[@Ams-hr2be]

Instructions unclear, i ended up with human tomato sauce

[@cripplingdepression3061]

@@Ams-hr2be * The fastest hol'up! in the west *

[@Beans360]

Tries this in the UK. Leaves to rest outside. It rains. Nothing left but tomato sludge and snails. Buys tomato paste for 37p.

[@mauriceschaeffer5070]

Great comment mate.

[@Beans360]

@@mauriceschaeffer5070 thank you

[@__skillz]

That's why it only works in Sicily

[@underdude9818]

Well you could maybe mimic the outside drying by building a huge air drying box lined with foil and with climate control, an air extractor, infrared LEDs, white LEDs, and ultraviolet-A wavelength LEDs. Hugely complex to just "sun dry" but we humans are capable of mimicking nature :P

[@Beans360]

@@underdude9818 how much would that cost vs how much tomato puree costs?

[@justvincenturb]

KZbin: Want to learn how to make tomato paste in Sicily? Me: Sure, why not.

[@turmat01]

I learned how to put on a fucking kilt the other day. Making tomato paste in Sicily looks pretty reasonable to me!

[@furii4308]

aint that the truth lol

[@jupassos7664]

you and a thousand other people in the same week

[@trektroveee]

Juh Passos nope one thousand and a hundred

[@GamingIncMasterTroll]

Tru

[@zargothrax9626]

For pure chaos play at 1.5 speed The woman still sounds fairly normal but the music is going insane

[@surfierce]

Thank you!

[@Johnof1000Suns]

The woman sound like a text to speech program that’s actually capable of talking. The music sound like the players are on something strong.

[@taajah]

Lmao

[@crimsonreimei2628]

Now try to listen at 0.75 and/or at 0.5 speed and it sounds very trippy.

[@jozen1986]

Hahhaha

[@amenchoudhury8036]

Everybody complaining about people complaining I dont see any complaints

[@Fillster]

Amen Choudhury If you sort the comments by newest first you can find complaints in almost every video. They rarely show up when sorted as top comments first

[@oliverclaffey5186]

A go on so ..... Felix.... the flies...

[@vroomy251]

@@Fillster bruh, I only saw positive comments hahaha

[@bodman951]

Felix Palmberg you must be looking for comments insulting the video if thats the case

[@heiloniris1747]

Damn,so that means you are complaining about the people complaining about people's complaints of this video

[@EastIndianSongs]

Those could be the reddest tomatoes I have ever seen .

[@Antonio-yp3tj]

Fresh

[@EastIndianSongs]

Cliff Hanley by packing it and selling it in tubes.

[@ennbee2051]

OHH YEAHHH, DIG IT!! - Macho 'Randy Man' Savage.

[@yourtub8705]

thats because they urinate on them

[@BreadCrispy]

Or the reddest filter may be they've changed colors' brightness or something

[@squeaky1963]

Imagine being lost in Italy and with no context end up in this factory

[@Germanskill205]

Relatable

[@maria-lq9nj]

Dana Harvey have u found a way yet

[@voicelessglottalfricative6567]

happened to me worst mistake of my life

[@MyChannel-ww8mo]

Oops! I accidentally slipped through time and reality itself and ended up on a tomato factory in Sicily

[@chinesecabbagefarmer]

arrivaderci

[@cosmoobserver3416]

How to make tomato paste: 1. CTRL+C "tomato"; 2. CTRL+V "tomato"

[@wolff4033]

did you expect 2k likes?

[@TheGooglyminotaur]

Spoiler: the table is pizza dough.

[@razormazor6947]

A+ man, that was great, made me laugh, thankyou.

[@PearoIGuess]

UhH aCtuAlY yOu usE ToMaTo SaUcE nOt pAstE (sarcasm)

[@granjmy]

LOVE it!!!

[@Ammiel1234]

The Sun. The original dehydrator.

[@mygetawayart]

Don't remind me, i'm already human paste

[@GorlicBreadz]

@@mygetawayart I'm bones replying in spirit.

[@klickingkayasmr7585]

Justin White 😁😁

[@GorlicBreadz]

@@klickingkayasmr7585 😂😂

[@ddnn8210]

Working from day 1 No mechanical problems with the sun 🤣

[@williamaftonpizzeria]

guys PLEASE DO NOT do this outside Sicily, tried to but everything blew up and it ended up tasting like shit

[@nicsnewself]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@giovannikuhn7534]

If you try to do that in england you are not going to get what you want. If you tried to do that in south Brazil where I live you wouldn't be able to do that because of the huge amount of water in the air. The air in italy is very dry, I wouldn't be surprised if it didn'tn work in other places.

[@saltypumpkin927]

Mike Affaton I like the implication that it all blew up, but you still decided to taste it

[@cauegabriel2009]

@@giovannikuhn7534 eh us guri

[@kevin1049]

@@giovannikuhn7534 Maybe arizona

[@outann2546]

Am I the only one who cant stop laughing about the speaker talking calmly while this music plays in the background way too loud

[@wandcamilo3989]

if youre italian or got to watch old tv channels like this theres nothing to feel entitled about

[@user-vb7zy4en1o]

I didn't laugh at all.

[@rylanevans7670]

Yes

[@SomEbodyisDERP]

why is every reply on here so salty LOOOOL typical youtube comments

[@sendmeyourlocation1145]

Shut up

[@coren2619]

The music made me feel like I couldn't breathe properly

[@aesyaanuar]

you made my day, thanks.

[@chrise.321]

Definitely raised my anxiety.

[@markhall7646]

Just drink more wine. It will pass.

[@rxveng8558]

Me to..lol

[@markhall7646]

@@rxveng8558 Sometimes it makes me want to bust through walls, collect stars and mushrooms and shoot fire balls like Nintendo's "Mario".

[@baileyfreeman]

Me: **has finals to study for** Also me: **watches video on how to make tomato paste in Sicily**

[@waynefernandes8371]

Literally the same haha

[@samhatun]

Me too , I have biology exam tomorrow 😭

[@patrickevan5064]

@@samhatun oh ma gad same boiiiiii

[@MrGrungydude]

Howd you do?

[@patrickevan5064]

@@MrGrungydude really bad

[@datrickster8674]

some people put a table cloth over their table.. Me? Tomato paste. Concentrated tomato paste.

[@suhakhaled1984]

OMG! This is the same exact way my grandma used to follow to make tomato sauce when we were back in Syria 20 years ago... this video is so nostalgic..

[@AnxiousCowboy]

did she make anything else that she cooked/dried with the sun? Did she bring it in at night and dry again in the daytime? very cool technique

[@GozUnlimited]

'So we're going to be making tomato paste today. You'll need: 'Tomatoes' - Ok 'Onions' - Got it 'A spatula' - I think I have one somewhere, ok '4 dining tables' - U wot m8?

[@slamacatgt4296]

What the 🤬 are you talking about?

[@beautyguru159gaming8]

Slamacat GT Issa joke, chill

[@slamacatgt4296]

@@beautyguru159gaming8 ye very funny😒

[@IntrusiveDuck]

GozUnlimited lmao

[@IntrusiveDuck]

Slamacat GT chill What don't u understand about a joke Geez Ppl can't say anything without someone else GETTIN offended

[@jaaleleet]

the table must have so much flavor in its wood

[@mecaehla6826]

LagiNaLangAko23 lmao

[@IAMALISONROSE]

Chainsaw the table up and use the wood in the smoker 🤣

[@jacobp.2024]

@@IAMALISONROSE that's not even a joke. I guarantee whatever you make with that wood would come out awesome.

[@HCL991]

When a table breaks or chips, they just make tomato pasta from the table.

[@bellenesatan]

@@jacobp.2024 so I tried it with a whole chicken, butter and the tomato wood in my smoker. And holy fuck shit was it amazing, but let's get to the details. I didn't use a table, I just poured salted boiled down tomato juice on a wood slab, scraped the extra and smoked that bitch. Mmmm, Smokey butter tender chicken with tomato undernotes. Edit: I used asian spices because fuck yes, and I had it with tomato rice.

[@bappo3815]

2.8 million people: "Well Well then, lets find out."

[@146yearsago4]

About 300k people watched in the last 2 weeks (14 days) 300k ÷ 14 = about 21 thousand people watch this video a day

[@essognimtabadi749]

@@146yearsago4 No , it ain't mathematics. You can't know when exactly a certain number of persons have watched it.

[@146yearsago4]

@@essognimtabadi749 I will add an about

[@yolandaponkers1581]

I love that I wasn’t watching anything even remotely related to this and this got recommended to me

[@picachufan2000]

Huh I wonder how those tables aren't stained even the least bit red from the tomatoes

[@villanellepollastri8894]

Maybe they're oiled or varnished

[@johntaxpayer2523]

maybe they are new

[@rubiax28]

@@GemmatheCatjajajaja

[@FAQIvan91]

Maybe they wash them...

[@simoneprescott1879]

the revolutionary idea of cleaning something and reusing it... wow... imagine plates that are not made out of paper... and wooden tools to use in your kitchen... were you cook stuff... instead of ordering from an app on your phone... the madness '''O_o

[@BadKarma444]

Question: Does this work outside of Sicily?

[@wariotremblay3306]

no

[@BadKarma444]

Fuck

[@genericasianperson6405]

It might if the climate is similar best way to find out is to try it yourself

[@BadKarma444]

@@genericasianperson6405 this was a joke but i appreciate you 😂

[@genericasianperson6405]

@@BadKarma444 oh ok I thought you were really asking you never really know with people on the internet

[@afuckinggoose8801]

Instructions unclear the tomatoes turned me into a paste

[@SleepyNerve]

Wait.. do you live in soviet Russia or something?? *Oh the memes*

[@jeffklaubo3168]

Ok Lucy lol

[@livinginaradio]

I love the way the Italians do everything. Well, almost everything.

[@lukesmith2725]

I bet it’s the best damn tomato paste you’ve ever tasted.

[@kaimast5748]

none urbusiness haha?

[@hojosconsal9913]

@none urbusiness you gotta be that guy, don't you?

[@magnaviousyk3118]

No question about it.. it must be really good

[@ihsanfadilah489]

Yes basically sun dried tomato paste

[@Luluwonder]

it is, I was there a few months ago, and tried tomato paste in a market, I was very surprised, its wonderfully sweet and tasty, very different from the comercial ones =)

[@thepoondoctor6637]

Sometimes I wonder what steps in life have brought me here

[@knockhello2604]

Yep

[@Froge4291]

Thepoondoctor me too I even wonder what is the propose of our lives

[@MsMaxmotivation]

i did tho

[@avonoisulli8392]

Just KZbin's algorithm so one day they can replicate personalities and make artificial intelligence to do work and be human like while the rich sits on their asses with the main occupation being debugging or programming.

[@takechanceslive]

You must like cooking?

[@Maya28311]

Every few months I come back to this video. I’m not really sure why

[@henrykim921]

Ditto

[@barisnumanoglu5196]

for one moment i was expecting, that they would scatter mozzarella on the table and throw it into the oven

[@angeliquefleetwood7305]

Me too Baris, me too.

[@genaustins.miller172]

@@angeliquefleetwood7305 this is very helpful ? well this is very interesting to me i will like to share more better with you ok you can call me Gen Austin S. Miller here is my personal email feel free to write me ok [e-mail]

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Don't invite me over for home made pizza. 😨 (I'll bring my own...) 😆

[@kar7u]

I tried to use this method outside of Sicily but I got arrested.

[@NIEMNL]

actually funy one

[@dassnek4728]

The Italian mafia probably bribed the police.

[@NoirChat138]

Cause you are not Bootleg enough...

[@4himnly14]

😂

[@nikomezz]

Ahahahahahaha 🤣 PS: I'm sicilian.

[@NickiPositano]

I just want to stand there with that scraper and scrape the paste around the table...so strangely satisfying to watch!

[@ElizabethMinchilli]

In fact, like playing with playdoh.

[@plynwow]

I bet it smells incredible as well!

[@johndavis1135]

You are such a freak baby ohhh yea

[@2006Mercury]

Nicki Positano oh fuck yea

[@oddish2253]

christ I wasted a bunch of tomato paste once. I didn't know how hard it's made.

[@medyofloyd8604]

This is the most italian thing i have ever seen

[@sezerims]

Where are you from?

[@medyofloyd8604]

@@sezerims yo mamas house

[@sezerims]

@@medyofloyd8604 nah you'd be cultured if you were

[@medyofloyd8604]

@@sezerims no shit

[@Dreinorh]

Tomatos is not italian at all dude. Tomatoes originate from central and south america. Stupid comment.

[@nikg5223]

I bet this smells incredible during mid day.

[@OmegaGamingNetwork]

Ohh! an authentic old world way to make tomato paste! I would love to learn how to make this for myself! 4 Minutes later - Ok..looks like I'll keep buying the tube.

[@ElizabethMinchilli]

In fact....kind of labor intensive!!

[@miketython6554]

OmegaGamingNetwork Aayy!

[@MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

Economy of scale my friend

[@MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

But I'm pretty sure your tube is prepared in a factory with large pans that just evaporate all the water rather than on a farm with sun drying. The stuff in this video is probably better quality, it looks redder to me at least.

[@chawquee]

I do it the same thing and also i do the hot pepper paste that we call harissa in tunisia the same way but with spices and garlic

[@TacoStacks]

Somehow I ended up here.

[@tess2626]

Ha..me too!

[@cameronr59]

Same.

[@Icyings]

Same lmao

[@julieteller7194]

What can I say? Such a coincidence me too 🤭😊

[@rickey236]

Interestingly reddish paste ..

[@VedicDesi]

This is the most awesome thing I’ve ever seen tomato wise. I always thought it was done by cooking it down but I knew that really probably couldn’t be possible without burning it. The sun and air are what do all the work. Amazing and great to see people with the knowledge of removing the skins and seeds not once but twice! Perfect

[@DerSaa]

I hope you know that your store bought paste is not dried on top of wooden tables. 😂

[@VedicDesi]

@@DerSaa yes true, but it is deseeded and peeled tomatoes. at least the DOP ones. its the law there.

[@JoeMahon92]

Whenever I spill tomato sauce on my table, my mom yells at me. I’mma move to Italy.

[@genaustins.miller172]

@Bread Sandwich this is very helpful ? well this is very interesting to me i will like to share more better with you ok you can call me Gen Austin S. Miller here is my personal email feel free to write me ok [e-mail]

[@oneawsomeguy15]

Remember if you try this outside of Sicily it’s poisonous.

[@mafazchan6817]

Is this a joke or serious..because why

[@oneawsomeguy15]

Mafaz Chan yeah it’s a joke lmao. Because the title is how to make tomato paste in Sicily. The way it’s worded makes it seem like it can only be done in Sicily.

[@klickingkayasmr7585]

Jake_ Hehe that is funny

[@xiiaohao3871]

@@garykhamvongsa7780 r/woosh

[@bacongod5759]

@@mafazchan6817 r/whoosh

[@jonnyrox116]

How do the keep the bird shit out , or is that the secret ingredient?

[@joycederhousofftucker5888]

Don't flies come and sit on the drying tomato paste? Yuck!

[@albertocortes8052]

that's what makes it thicken

[@americahater2]

Extra spice

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

I don’t think they have the same issue with flies that we have here in Canada. That would be 95% fly within twenty minutes.

[@pitaandhummus7643]

You act like flies can kill a human unless ur genetics are weak

[@NoRiceToEat]

Just gonna drop in a comment complaining about people who are complaining about people who were complaining about hygiene.

[@snappiepappie9899]

people complaining about the flies ugh, they don’t appreciate the free extra protein

[@nimijinn3696]

Thanks, may you get those extra proteins in your food

[@ihaznoname6292]

ᵉˣᶜᵘˢᵉ ᵐᵉ ᵇᵘᵗ *ＷＨＡＴ ＴＨＥ ＦＵＣＫ？*

[@ericward8459]

Ikr? Not enough people get that

[@JesseMusicc]

I got yer extra protein down here

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Free micro polpettini ! 😜

[@stefos6431]

I remember my grandmother leaving tomatoes out on the veranda in Greece making tomato paste......Man, it smelled but it tasted great. :)

[@NoirChat138]

Una faccia, una razza !!! ;)

[@unglemergy]

what did she smell like and why did you eat her???

[@NoirChat138]

@@unglemergy you have try it, in order to know it

[@chriss6356]

Italy: beautiful people, beautiful culture, beautiful vistas, amazing food. A true paradise!

[@Sloth55Chunk]

They still lost the war :D

[@whateverig1047]

and they have Salvini.

[@nicoregna100]

Sloth55Chunk actually we didn’t

[@Boeing737800MAX]

Lol this person clearly hasn’t been to Italy, been pickpocketed, robbed, witnessed the government chaos, high unemployment rates and low wages. BUT HEY, let’s sugar coat this “true paradise” anyway.

[@aphrolith7676]

It's not a paradise

[@UnaChefenlaCocina]

Fantastic totally handmade work, thank you very much

Thank you very much, I wish you success

[@Nateda_]

This comment section 90%: why are people complaining about hygiene?!? 10%: gIvEs eXtRa fLaVoR

[@zacharyjune7510]

This is the only % comment I've ever found funny and of course it doesnt get likes.

[@Korpionix]

Of course someone beat me to it.

[@j97n75]

All I have seen is people bitching about the people whining about hygiene.

[@erikkz]

This just has me wondering how they clean the tables, I mean tomato stains are some of the worst and these tables look like virgin wood.

[@ElizabethMinchilli]

They just scrape away the tomatoes. The juice doesn't stain the wood. They use water and then leave them in the sun to dry.

[@erikkz]

Thanks for the reply, pretty surprised that method works!

[@PositiveThinker72]

Tomato stains are UV sensitive, meaning that they become lighter the more UV they come in contact with. Given these tables are outdoors all of the time (assumed) it would explain why they're not permanently stained red.

[@illadelp28]

The UV rays from the sun will kill any bacteria; so I’m not worried about any contamination.

[@GreatstGOATofAllTime]

Lol right cause bacteria don't exist anywhere sunny. The confidence people have in their ignorance is astounding.

[@jasamkojajesam6108]

We make it here in Croatia every year, and it smells SO good 🤤

[@greenman1200]

I was NEVER interested in any of this. I never liked to see how this was made or anything related to this. Well. Thats until this video appeared on my recommended and i watched it. That looks absolutely delicious. I love things with tomato paste on them. I like pasta with tomato paste, i like lasagna, and pizza.

[@adroitbeatbox4809]

You should try fire roasted tomato paste too, its pretty good and adds a smokey flavor.

[@greenman1200]

@@adroitbeatbox4809 Nice, thanks for the recommendation. Ill try it late, thanks.

[@Alexden96Channel]

Bro your profile pic matches this too well XD

[@greenman1200]

@@Alexden96Channel y e s

[@Ztertis]

I haven't seen one single complaint, But still 99% of comments are about people complaining?

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

If you look into anything that's grown it's always nasty. Per 100 grams, FDA allows either 10 fly eggs, five fly eggs and one maggot, or two maggots in most tomato products.

[@FecalMatador]

Look at the replies of the people complaint about complainers.

[@wololo10]

Welcome to the internet

[@RosinGoblin]

All I see Europeans talking shit about Americans for 0 reason.

[@Mantis_Toboggan_TrashMan]

@NoNoNoNii Nah that's anywhere. Does your country have bugs? Then your food is also "full" of nasty shit. It's funny how idiots think us Americans have shit food. Yes I could buy garbage 50 cent trash just like anywhere in the WORLD. But I can also get very high quality food. Maybe you haven't noticed but the U.S is gigantic. We have so much arable land, it's a joke. We have the highest access to very high quality food and we pay the least for it. Only nasty and very poor people buy 50 cent canned meat etc at Walmart.

[@lovingatlanta]

👍😍Awesome. Amazing how the red doesn’t stain the wood tables or flagstone. Amazing how there’s no over processing, no concern about special sanitation equipment or bird poop or creepy crawlers getting into the paste and no one gets sick ever!!! We have to go back to the old way of doing things like our abuelas!!! Thank you for sharing. 💞

[@multi-trackdrifting]

this video shows up in my recommended every other month and yet i still ALWAYS watch it

[@-supportsystem-2403]

I love coming back to this video 💕

[@dannylangston6233]

My grandfather who was from Sicily and moved to the states back in the 20's use to make his paste in this manner.

[@doggo7514]

What state

[@Agny777]

italian blood

[@ghoulishgoober3122]

Agnese Balsamini I can confirm this as fact

[@bryanmartinez6600]

You mean Roman

[@dipp1511]

1/56 italian

[@demonpox7046]

Yes.

[@tay1545]

tomatoes were a crop from the America's that were introduced to Europe around Columbus time, so no, not Roman blood.

[@ronycamacho7132]

Just wow, I can just imagine the texture and taste of this paste.

[@eddvcr598]

Fascinating!

[@chloobirdd]

It's sad to see all these comments about it not being hygienic or "safe". Like our brains are so corrupted by modernization that we forget that for thousands of years this is how people lived and survived and I doubt they died from some tomato paste sitting out over night.

[@johnnyroe8053]

imagine all the insect larva in that tomato paste, yumm and thats just the start

[@GabrieleBonetti]

The natural acidity prevents that.

[@isawadelapradera6490]

Good argument. I guess you'll also find the argument "BUT THAT'S HOW IT WAS DONE BEFORE HURRDURR" compelling enough when your doctor tries to cover you in leeches next time you have a cough.

[@christian6353]

While they eat their McDonalds.

[@Karbonat_Erol187]

That reminds me of a student in biology today. He asked "If we have antibiotics now, that can heal people, then how did people get along in the past?" Everyone just replied: "They died"

[@louisenri9849]

Vegans in America don’t even eat stuff this pure

[@sliderdrago8189]

You're an idiot

[@steampunkprodigy8596]

Lmao

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

Tomatoes came from the Americas, how stupid can you be. Tomato is an aztec word.

[@Ztertis]

@@ProtomanButCallMeBluesangry

[@algonzalez6853]

@@ProtomanButCallMeBlues and they didnt develop good foods with it

[@HelenEk7]

I love this!0 I'm sure they have made tomato paste like this for generations. Thanks for sharing!

[@CookingwithHumi]

Wow beautiful way to get oerfect tomato paste thanks for sharring dear🌹👍👌🏻❤

[@tmpecho]

1%: people complaining about hygiene 99%: people complaining about people complaining about hygiene

[@0Cindrum0]

@Ralph im gay

[@uDropper]

80% people complaining about people complaining about people complaining about hygiene 20% people complaining about people complaining about hygiene

[@aleafox1675]

How else would you make sun dried tomatoes that they sell in the store, in a package?

[@XxRaceRCxX]

@Ralph and turn it into wine

[@bigboiganiga8356]

@Richard Ainsworth As an Asian, our standard of hygiene in food preparation that the West, heck, I served food to my customer with my hands and when I am a customer I don't mind one or two strand of hair.

[@giulianagambinoo]

my grandma does the exact same thing all in her house. sometimes id help. every summer she does this because thats when tomatoes are fresh and they are put in jars and saved throughout the years

[@giulianagambinoo]

except she doesnt lay it out on the table or make it into a paste

[@clarissamck]

I would love to live there and do all kinds of gardening, cooking and canning. Love it

[@killmimes]

I am in love!

[@user-vb5zo4oy9s]

Yes, i, a teenaged middle eastern girl with 8 final exams coming up ,definitely find that knowing how tomato paste is made is the most important information i have ever recieved .

[@morwennaforatenner604]

Good luck with your exams! Maybe something tomato paste related will miraculously pop up

[@rubendelacruz7395]

Marry me

[@LeonArgent]

@b wich country of middle east? united arab emirates perhaps?

[@user-vb5zo4oy9s]

@@LeonArgent Kuwait

[@LeonArgent]

@@user-vb5zo4oy9s Noice, hot and dry enough to make it quick. Will go great in a pizza

[@jroceansailor]

I work at the largest tomato paste facility in United States and this is nothing like the way we do it, quite a difference.

[@sudhaahuja1789]

If you can share how to do it will be great

[@FecalMatador]

Sudha Ahuja mixed tomatoes with spices, sent through an industrial sized blender/juicer. Liquid is pressed out with an automated press. Sent to bake in low temp ovens. I couldn’t imagine it would be much different

[@c313zk6]

sweet now i can finally fulfill my life long dream of moving to Sicily and making tomato paste!

[@mwrr2112]

That's incredible! Thanks for sharing.

[@RareCandeh]

This probably tastes so much more better than tomato paste that's been reduced in a pot, mostly because these tomatoes have been dehydrated, and none of the essential nutrients have been boiled away (:

[@FAQIvan91]

Yes and no. They've been boiled before the dehydration process.

[@hwoods01]

All the flying insect poo gives it added flavour and texture.

[@jonnybaze]

Notmatt I'm sure some nutrients are lost in the liquid that drains off the tables.

[@alecity4877]

@Jo Sephine you know you eat fly eggs and other insects' daily right? They're in all vegetables.

[@FunkyEspelhoCat]

@@alecity4877 have you ever tried washing your vegetables?

[@nacetroy]

Great descriptions of the process. It's so satisfying to see the "Old World" traditions; thank you so much for sharing! I'm surprised that bugs or critters don't get into the paste when it's left to sit out overnight.

[@raphaelcaceres9129]

i think they bring it inside at night so that it doesn't re-humidify with morning dew

[@thefishfin-atic7106]

wow!!! I cannot even imagine how good any recipe would taste with this paste in it!!!!

[@lucamarinoorg]

It reminds me when I was a little kid and the whole family gather together to make the regular tomato sauce, the sun-dried tomatoes and, of course, the "strattu ri pummaroru" (estratto di pomodoro) wich is sicilian for tomato paste

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Why are people complaining about it being sun-dried? I guess raisins don't exist. Honestly, it's not as unhygienic as you think it is, at least compared to the trash we throw down our throats here in the modernized world

[@Dvlx1]

Yeah leaving your food outside completely exposed in the summer for days isn't unhygienic at all. Definitely no bird shirt and flies and insects crawling around it all.

[@mrlionX]

@@Dvlx1 I'm sure you'll be fine. How many McDonald's Happy Meals did you eat in your lifetime I wonder...

[@user-ke4kz3in9j]

I’ll take modernized food over insect-ridden, unhygienic, drought stricken food any day. Go ahead and trade that modern trash for the stuff from 300 years ago and see how long you last. India is a good place to try it out

[@deathspenalty]

@@user-ke4kz3in9j How come you think we dont have insects in our food? Anything processed will have a ton of insects in it since they just get mulched up together with the veggies.

[@user-ke4kz3in9j]

Phragmochaeta Canicularis no I’m comparing the hygienic standards of western civilization to countries that have not caught up yet. The Ganges river is one of the most polluted rivers in the world, and yet it’s used for drinking water, bathing, and crop irrigation. That kind of ignorance was common place in western society only a couple hundred years ago. I’m saying if you prefer the old ways over modernized farming and cleanliness, try out India and see how far you get.

[@kinkyplunk]

Love this. Love the community feel, the naturalness, the setting, the commitment

[@Pooopers]

love the bugs eating and shitting on it for a week, just to dry it out....

[@lynnleigha580]

How cool!

[@missjewells5063]

Wow, what a process! No wonder why it’s so concentrated and a little goes a long way! Yum!

[@lettyzane2720]

What a treat you shared with us. My family in Syria makes homemade tomato paste in the sun too -but this method is a real art.

[@alexilsley897]

“Picture it,” “Scilly” “1922” Good old Sophia

[@coogs735]

I love the polka music . Thanks for the great break down as well

[@TnT_F0X]

How to make Tomato Paste: Cut Tomatoes in half. Cook them into a thick sauce. Drain and dry into paste.

[@yeetman6955]

Yep

[@Jaspreetkaur-cy4up]

😂

[@NilesBlackX]

Wait where's the part where you spread it in a table and make it sit for a week

[@Jaspreetkaur-cy4up]

@@NilesBlackX 🙊😂

[@howard6636]

Me @ 10pm: I need to go to sleep Also me 3:15 AM : *watching this video.*

[@mickeyblue2647]

I'm blown away, the work that went into this authentic from scratch tomato paste video is awesome wow .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤗☺👌👌👌

[@rajae4590]

I remember watching this video 3 years ago, and now it popped on my recommendation and I don't mind watching it again 😂

[@THINKGREENI]

Will try out later ! Thanks

[@mattiasantangelo9421]

As Italian I've never understood why people all over the world think this music makes the video "so much more Italian"... Really we don't consider this kind of music as something traditional...

[@demoniack81]

The worst offender of all was Wheeler Dealer's episode where they come here and buy a Fiat 500. Mike: "Ok so we came here to Torino" *[tarantella intensifies]* _facepalm_

[@halfknots]

The paste is probably fermenting and autolyzing as well, making it safer to eat and more bioavailable

[@deathspenalty]

People who keep saying its not hygienic dont know about biology. This might not be a safe process to do with any food. But fermenting and drying foods and other preserving methods are so great because it uses the foods own properties to kill off bacteria and insects.

[@iLordNoob]

@@deathspenalty I wish someone could have just said that in the 100 reply thread full of idiots I scanned through, If you know nothing about food processing and biology it's not absurd to think 'Is a wooden table outside overnight hygenic?' but apparently people would rather rip each other apart..

[@TheZombieCurryKid]

@@iLordNoob I don't think they leave it outside over night... no sun out, so it wouldn't really condense well and also in the video it shows them setting it up again the next morning, unless that was just moving it around the tables. It never said whether it was overnight or not.

[@raffaeleirlanda6966]

Do not forget UV rays... 😀😎🤣🤣🤣

[@sliderdrago8189]

Uh no

[@LB-eh5fz]

This is insanely fascinating

[@Ogaitnas900]

So much flavor in one place! This was great, really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@selendriamuganogo7077]

This was so interesting to watch...

[@axelode45]

For those complaining about hyigene, this has to be some of the most expensive tomato paste in the world (or it's just locally sold). The majority of it is made in factories.

[@youngmetro3times849]

Your comment doesn’t make any sense bruh

[@axelode45]

@@youngmetro3times849 I'm sorry. I'm saying that most people wont ever eat tomato paste that's been made using this process.

[@FecalMatador]

Kyparn and it’s a damn shame, because this stuff probably tastes much better

[@ParadigmUnkn0wn]

It's sad that people see something like this and go, "Ewww, sun dried tomatoes" but happily consume food loaded with toxic chemicals and preservatives. Those wooden tables looked super clean, and I didn't see a single fly.

[@Beardez]

KZbin: wanna see how to make Tomato paste in Sicily? 2.9 million people: *Yes*

[@Maskiii_]

3 million

[@aoaoaaoaoao889]

👅😀👅👁👅👁 tomato paste

[@garfield8829]

This made me happy

[@rajpatel-vg4xe]

Fun fact : you did not search for this video.

[@momoandcherry1533]

I did so joke on you

[@rajpatel-vg4xe]

@@momoandcherry1533 you must be awfully satisfied of yourself eh?

[@JDot-gd9dv]

it finds you

[@momoandcherry1533]

@@rajpatel-vg4xe =) i just want to know how tomato paste r made

[@bruceterbear40]

@@momoandcherry1533 liarrrr

[@Ticklehug]

Man, I love videos like this about Italy. What an incredible place

[@pippofranco879]

Nah, it's pretty average. It just looks foreign and exciting to you.

[@aaccaarree5521]

Me: **Just scrolling normal** KZbin: Hey you. Yes you wanna know how to make tomato paste in Sicily? Me: Oki doki,sure why not.

[@fuckafuckafucka]

My germaphobic ass wondering if the tables are disinfected, and worrying about fly's

[@iantownshend9304]

you try that shit in Panama you will get over 100 flies on that, i dont understand how they have not a single insect on that paste

[@burstnugget8225]

@@iantownshend9304 maybe the flies cant handle the Sicilian lands? idk

[@lorenzomasi]

@@iantownshend9304 i suppose the tomato is acid enough to keep away bacteria and insects

[@leablue3402]

@@burstnugget8225 I live in Sicily and believe me when I say that here is so hot that even you would turn into tomato paste.

[@MiMejorAmigoTablon]

sun light

[@MariaMartinezshin]

I love Italy! I'd like to visit at least once in my life...

[@fxybon_show4830]

Heya thanks im Italian💖💖

[@ShadowRaptor42]

Me too But I don't know when

[@fxybon_show4830]

@@ShadowRaptor42 sei italiano??

[@ShadowRaptor42]

@@fxybon_show4830 i meant that i also wanted to visit Italy

[@tylerl3326]

im so fascinated by other cultures .. thank you youtube you truly dont know how much your app has changed life for many .. we get to see places we always wanted but had to search so so so sohard to find and honestly forgot to find because it was so hard .. I love seeing italy .. africa .. middle east ..china .. japan..serbia .. etc .. love that I can go there without going there but I wish I could one day im just not wealthy at all :(

[@ElizabethMinchilli]

Glad you liked the video!

[@ilmob4life]

Wow thanks for sharing

[@latashahoward3943]

That's a real labor of love.