Cucina Antica Tomato Basil Sauce, 25 oz

Everyone has their own favorite sauce so it’s tough to describe why one prefers this but here’s what I love- the sauce has a great balance of seasonings - nothing over powering. It tastes light and has delicious tomato flavor. They use some San marzano tomatoes which provides a richness. I’ve made my own sauce using organic San marzano tomatoes but find that they are a bit strong tasting on their own. It seems like blending with other tomatoes is a perfect balance. I’ve tried all of the flavors and love them all

Omg,I make homemade sauce for my Italian husband and it is good.Having said that I have to say this sauce is better.It is smooth,not too acidic.You won't regret buying this.I put it on spaghetti noodles and cooked Italian sausage in some of it.Both were great!

Delicious sauce direct from the bottle.

This is very good sauce. Love it has no added sugars and is low carb. It has about 4 net carbs for 1/2 cup. I used this for pizza sauce, zoo dole spaghetti, dipping etc. I add some spices at times to change it up. It has small pieces of tomatoes and is very good. It's thinner than traditional sauce. But for a low carb sugar free diet, it is delicious. Couldn't find any locally when I made my purchase. Walmart now has the larger bottles. I also enjoyed their vodka sauce. Arrived promptly , packed well. Price is reasonable. Would definitely recommend their products.

I usually buy Raos or 365 brand, and I tried this on sale. I don't think I'll ever buy another brand of spaghetti sauce besides this one. It is so clean tasting, the flavor and quality is beyond compare.

I eat A LOT of tomato sauce, and while I sometimes make my own from scratch, I usually use jarred sauce as a base for making a meat sauce for pasta or pizza. Over the years, I've tried them all, and after discovering it a few years ago, Cucina Antica has become my go-to brand. It has a very "clean" taste to it--not a lot added to it, not over seasoned (I like to add my own seasonings). I almost always get the 32 ounce size, and usually get their Tomato Basil variety, but I also get the Garlic Marinara from time to time, as well as other varieties. It's expensive, as jarred sauces go, but IMO worth it; I usually wait until Whole Foods has it on sale--which it does often enough--and then stock up on it. Unfortunately, it's apparently very popular (!), especially when on sale, and the shelves are often bare by the time I get to Whole Foods. But when it's available, I often go home with or order 3 or 4 jars at a time. I highly recommend.

...but this wouldn't surprised me selling for 3 bucks. Sorry, breaking the seal it smelled same-ol same-ol, as in store brand and its ilk that fills supermarkets aisles. And the taste - I put not much on some nice, and fresh (an' spensive) spinach and cheese ravioli from here - and got through it. I'm gonna have same this week, but with my own gen-u-ine spicy spajetti sauce with this store's hot Ital-ian sausages, which I absolutely love, but only on sale. I used to use jarred stuff as a base when I was much younger and stupider, but Hunts canned tomatoes and sauces and paste can be imbibed with 2-8 toss-ins, some spices, and a small batch can be pretty quick. So the ravioli will be a treat and I'll make my own sauce, thanks.

I’m not sure why one of the reviewers said it was nasty/didn’t taste like tomatoes. This is a very tomato-forward sauce; the tomatoes are good quality and the other flavors let that flavor really shine. It’s very fresh tasting, so it’s a good base sauce to build on. It would be lovely in a pasta pomodoro or with chicken Parmesan for that reason. I personally wanted something really garlicky today, so I added some garlic powder, salt, then on a whim, tossed in a little bit of the WH garlic butter I had leftover from making garlic bread. That made it a little richer and satisfied this craving.Anyway, I really like this sauce and will buy again.