Do you use ready made pasta sauces? It seems that, in the UK, sales of these sauces have fallen. According to a report from trade journal the Grocer, sales of cooking sauces fell by £30m in 2016 – 3.7% in value – the sixth consecutive year of decline. The magazine attributes this to the 'health agenda' - to warnings such as the one issued last April by Mars Foods, owner of the Dolmio and Uncle Ben’s brands, that the high salt and sugar levels in some products mean they should only be eaten occasionally.
I have to agree with Felicity Cloake of the Guardian, who writes:
What do you think? Do you make your own pasta sauces?
I have to agree with Felicity Cloake of the Guardian, who writes:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeand...how-britain-fell-out-of-love-with-pasta-sauceMaking tomato sauce from scratch is laughably simple: gently fry a finely chopped onion and a couple of cloves of garlic, with a pinch of herbs if you like, in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil until soft and golden, then add two tins of chopped tomatoes. Bring to a simmer, then turn the heat down and leave it to bubble away for 15-20 minutes until slightly thickened. Add a dash of wine vinegar and a pinch of sugar if you feel it needs it, season and it’s ready. Sauce from the source, at a total cost of about 88p for four servings – and not a health warning in sight. Tasty.
What do you think? Do you make your own pasta sauces?