Amore Pesto Paste, 2.8-Ounce Tubes (Pack of 6)

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I love this Chili paste, it’s hot and spicy. I use it in a chicken pasta dish that I serve at parties. Everyone loves it. It’s very hot so be prepared. I think the ingredients are a beautiful blend of just the right top quality spices. Sometimes it is hard to find and they don’t sell it in the grocery stores anymore. I always buy the 6 pack when Amazon has it so I don’t runout for half the year. Buy it,you’ll love it.

I eat a lot of fresh tomatoes and a lot of tomato products like paste, chopped, sauce, etc. This may be the most delicious tomato project I've ever eaten. I'll add a squirt to a bowl of soup or to a salad. I'll mix a generous dab with some olive oil and garlic on toast in the morning. Absolutely delicious.

So I was walking on the treadmill one day, watching a cooking show cooking food I shouldn't be drooling over. I figured if I have to exercise I can at least look watch it on tv. It's kind of the same reason I watch Colin Farrell movies. It's a little bit of self torture but that's what fantasy is, right?Anyway, so I'm watching this lady from New England (my roots which explains why all this salad in California doesn't really hit my sweet spot) and this lady pulls out a tube of garlic tomato paste as if everyone knows about it. Maybe they do but I didn't. I've always hated tomato paste. All my friends always had that little half used can of tomato paste sitting in their fridge. The top gets googly, they put it in a Tupperware and forget it's in there, or they eventually throw out the half they never used. This tube is the perfect answer. Kudos to whoever invented it. I wish I had known sooner. Squeeze a little bit to soup, sauce, whatever needs a little kick. It's not that cheap and if you need a whole can of tomato paste that's another story but if you just want it for flavor, adding the cost of what you waste from the cans, it probably comes out the same. Include the convenience factor this is probably worth it. It was to me and I like it

I love this stuff, and make great, small, homemade pizzas or crusty breads with this paste as part of the topping.First, in my cast iron skillet*, I grill each side of thick slices of Italian- or French- bread or small rounds of store-bought pizza dough.Then I rub each side of each slice with peeled garlic clove.After that, I squirt extra-virgin olive oil on each side of the bread or pizza round.When the olive oil has had a chance to sink into the slices, I squeeze** a two- or three-inch ribbon of pesto paste on the top of each slice.Then, I top the slices with shredded cheese(s), a dash of smoked paprika and whatever else takes my fancy.Finally, I place the breads onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet which then goes into a preheated 375 degree oven for five to seven minutes, or until the cheese has melted.*Tip: I scrub my cast-iron grills and skillets with course salt to get them clean.**Tip: I don't squeeze the paste out from the top of the tube. Instead, I use my kitchen shears and cut the bottom open, and then I squeeze a two or three-inch long ribbon atop the pizza or bread.BE CAREFUL NOT TO CUT YOURSELF ON THE CUT EDGES OF THE METAL TUBE OF PASTE. ENJOY!

Tomato paste should have one ingredient—tomatoes. If you want something with salt, sunflower, oil, wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, oregano, garlic, and chili powder maybe this is for you. But why in the world would you buy a soupy tomato paste with wine vinegar? This item is not returnable. I will donate this to our local food pantry and compost the tube I opened.

The Amore Tomato Paste with Garlic is really tasty, but pricy, thus the 4 stars instead of 5. While I hate wasting canned tomato paste (or anything for that matter), this is a more costly alternative, given that a can of tomato paste is about 39cents. It is nice to have on hand to stretch the spaghetti sauce or zing up meatloaf, chilli, soups and the like.The flavor is good and rich, but for the price the tube is quite small -- about the size of a "family sized" tube of toothpaste. While it says "double concentrated" it is still only equivalent to about 2 cans of tomato paste.The tube is a thick, foil/metal and the cap is used to poke a hole in the end. It should be refrigerated after opening, so I keep it in the veggie bin.

This pepper paste is almost identical to GIA which also comes in a similar tube. I love the flavor, it's like spicy pepperoni without the meat. It's salty as well, and it's a great addition to a lot of sauces and italian dishes. I use it in pasta sauces, pizza sauces, and as a pizza topping. I put it in little dabs all over the pizza. Combine that with some prosciutto or pepperoni and it's amazing. I also put it on crackers and bread and mix with olive oil and other tapas/appetizer type stuff.I was a little worried when I ordered this that it would be more Asian style pepper paste because a couple of reviewers that characterized it as tangy and similar to Asian pepper pastes. I think that the only thing in common is they are both fairly hot and spicy. Asian pepper pastes and sauces tend to be very tangy and sweet and sour/acidic. This in contrast, is not very tangy or acidic, and definitely not sweet. It's spicy and salty.