[Sca-cooks] Food rant...

[Randy Goldberg MD]

> > It seems to become harder and harder to find simple
> > crushed/diced canned
> > tomatoes.  The stuff on the shelves is all
> > pre-seasoned ad nauseam.  This
> > style and that style of canned tomatoes.  Yerch.
>
> Generally in the Midwest, I've only been able to find
> them in the big cans- best bet is looking at the store
> brands, which tend to be much slower about following
> the latest food fads. Of course, you can always get
> the whole tomatoes and chop or smoosh them yourself
> (canned whole, I mean- it's a bit early to find edible
> fresh tomatoes in the stores).

Under the operating principle that "the less processed, the better", I
*ALWAYS* buy canned tomatoes whole, and chop or dice them myself. If I want
'em crushed, I just squish 'em in my fist.

Avraham