tomato sauce
Noun

tomato sauce (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) A thick sauce made from tomatoes for pasta etc.
    • 2007, Wayne Gisslen, Professional Cooking, 6th Edition, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hxcH5o9QeywC&pg=PA176&lpg=PA176&dq=%22tomato+sauce%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=0NK0JWNwsr&sig=8eg2eRqz_7733zAl1mUDnK7Px80&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fVGGUNrOGu_vmAXZ04GADg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22tomato%20sauce%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 176],
      Classical tomato sauce, as explained by Escoffier, is made with a roux, but this is rarely done in modern kitchens.
  2. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India) Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment.
    • 1979 June, Peter C. Harper, Robert Alexander Falla K.B.E., C.M.G., M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.N.Z.: An Appreciation, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=w50wO_SWvMEC&pg=PA356&lpg=PA356&dq=%22tomato+sauce%22+bottle+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=yBiDrnJ8Ld&sig=0miLej4zIm19xrtZ7ntKwGGhneg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u26GUNTRKciOmQXox4FA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22tomato%20sauce%22%20bottle%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 356],
      A plastic tomato sauce bottle, which could have been cut in half to make a flower pot, was quickly surveyed along with other trophies, and received the death sentence. “In the bin, Bob.”
    • 1980 January-May, Laurence Le Guay, Cruising World, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uMC_kUIYSg8C&pg=RA4-PA98&lpg=RA4-PA98&dq=%22tomato+sauce%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=8uFmo4JW2Q&sig=BVvYFqj7xwcJmJykuUU5IowlnPM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lFeGULO8PIOkigeK8YGIBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22tomato%20sauce%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 98],
      I quickly learned that there is a hell of a difference between tomato sauce and ketchup and that there is an even greater difference when it comes to mayonnaise: real American or the pseudo Australian — and I had always believed this to be a French concoction.
    • 2003 March, Microbiology Australia, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=05nZwrqQKPQC&pg=PA46&lpg=PA46&dq=%22tomato+sauce%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=BYMo-QqbyM&sig=1F8zFzovLDHPYHHJLXiXQ7kaKnQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lFeGULO8PIOkigeK8YGIBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22tomato%20sauce%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 46],
      The event was a BBQ in the peaceful and picturesque System Garden at the University of Melbourne, Parkville campus. Food was plentifil and included a variety of sausages and veggie burgers, onions, bread and tomato sauce in addition to soft drinks.
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