Here’s a surprising fact for your next dinner party: tomato paste was actually invented in Italy in the 19th century to preserve tomatoes without refrigeration. It was a genius solution for peasant cooking. Which means you, right now, are participating in a proud culinary tradition that’s over 150 years old. You’re basically a historic preservationist, but with more garlic breath.
So go ahead. Open that can. Own your choices. You are not a failure for using paste. You are an artist, a renegade, a time-traveling peasant chef. And your sauce is going to be fantastic.
