Do you have tomato passata in jars?
a la pas-SA-ta di po-mo-DO-ro in ba-RAT-to-lo
Asking for jarred tomato passata — a staple of the Italian pantry.
Passata di pomodoro is smooth, strained tomato purée — different from diced tomatoes (polpa) or whole peeled tomatoes (pelati). It is the base of many Italian sauces. In jars (barattoli di vetro) it is considered higher quality than in Tetra Paks, with better flavour retention.
Preferisce in barattolo o in brick?
Do you prefer jars or cartons?
Comparing glass jar to Tetra Pak packaging
Ha la passata biologica?
Do you have organic passata?
Asking for certified organic tomato passata
Qual è la più densa?
Which is the thickest?
Asking for the highest concentration passata
La conserva di pomodoro (home tomato preserving) is an Italian summer tradition, particularly in Campania and Puglia. Families gather in August to prepare passata, pelati, and pummarola in glass jars for the winter. This collective tradition — known as la salsa — is a UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritage of southern Italy.