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Tomato & sauce





Do you know that the large quantity of lycopene contained in tomato is released  while cooking it ?

This is one of the secrets of Mediterranean  diet : a large use of tomato and fresh tomato sauce as one of the best antioxidant!

Here in Sicily we ( most of us)  still make "i buttigghie ri sarsa"..fresh tomato sauce bottled for the winter season. I rarely buy tomato sauce bottles at the supermarket.

 My next "Tomato-sauce day" I will tell and show you how to make them!



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  1. Yum! Can't wait to see your recipe, Lucia. xxxxxxx

    RispondiElimina
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    1. Ciao Jann
      Can you wait till the end of June?this is when you can find the first good tomato to make "bottles"
      Xxxxxx

      Elimina

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