Really thick question - but what is passata?

[PanicPants]

Am I right in thinking it's tomato something or other?

[CountessDracula]

sieved tomatoes

[WigWamBam]

Sieved tomatoes, basically.

[Nemo1977]

its sieved tomato sauce.

[MissChief]

yep, pureed tomato in packet/jar, sometimes easier to use than tinned toms, depending on recipe

[controlfreaky]

sieved, dahlink, sieved

[PanicPants]

It's for a annabel k recipe for tuna pasta, can I just bung in a can of tinned tommies then instead?

[controlfreaky]

sure, but mash them up well with fork first and drain off excess "water"

[PanicPants]

Great, will do, Ive everything else in the house, and don't really want to go out just for 1 thing.

Thanks all, I shall remember to drop my new found language into general conversation this week to appear cultered and well educated!

[Coolmama]

Just FYI - to get the tinned tomatoes as close to the passata (which is a little richer in flavour and texture) you might need to add a bit of tomato puree - but don't panic if you don't have any as it's not essential - just adds a bit more flavour.