Tip

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Use a pinch of sugar to balance sour tomato dishes

Add a little sugar to tomatoes or tomato paste to reduce sourness.

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Sugar can act like seasoning: add a small amount to pickled/fresh tomatoes or tomato paste to mellow acidity. Don’t overdo it.

The short version

Use sugar as seasoning to reduce sourness
Avoid making the dish sweet

What goes wrong

Adding too much sugar

Add a little at a time and stop once sourness is balanced

Why it works

Sugar counterbalances perceived acidity, making tomato flavor taste rounder.

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