purée de tomates
The English phrase tomato puree is purée de tomates in French.
If you require a formal term that refers specifically to a strained liquid sauce, you may use Coulis de tomates.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of purée (puree/mash) and de tomates (of tomatoes).
Which one should you use?
While purée de tomates refers to a thicker, smoother liquid, concentré de tomates refers to tomato paste or concentrated tomato puree used in small quantities. Additionally, purée de tomates is a single-ingredient base, whereas sauce tomate typically implies a prepared sauce that may include herbs, garlic or onions.
Did you know?
- To avoid using the stronger swear word putain, some French speakers use purée as a phonetic substitute to express annoyance.
- The word purée can be used in a slang expression être en purée, which means to be completely exhausted or crushed by a situation.
- In France, if you order purée without specifying the vegetable, the waiter will assume you mean potatoes. This is the default version of the dish in French bistros.
Examples in context
- Dans cette recette italienne classique, vous aurez besoin de purée de tomates de bonne qualité pour la sauce tomate.In this classic Italian recipe, you will need high-quality tomato puree for the tomato sauce.
- Le coulis de tomates est l'ingrédient secret de cette délicieuse sauce.Tomato puree is the secret ingredient of this delicious sauce.
- Ajoutez la purée de tomates à la sauce.Add the tomato puree to the sauce.
- Ajoute un peu de purée de tomates.Add a little tomato puree.
- Je cherche une purée de tomates en conserve.I am looking for a canned tomato puree.
- Cette purée de tomates est très épaisse.This tomato puree is very thick.
Example conversation
Léa and Nathan are in the kitchen preparing a pasta sauce.
- LéaEst-ce qu'il reste de la purée de tomates ?Is there any tomato puree left?
- NathanOui, il y en a un pot dans le placard.Yes, there is one jar in the cupboard.
- LéaParfait, je vais préparer la sauce maintenant.Perfect, I am going to prepare the sauce now.
- NathanN'oublie pas d'ajouter du sel, Léa.Don't forget to add salt, Léa.
