How to balance acidity without sugar

Onions? Potato? I'm not sure I know exactly what you mean.

Cav can probably anser this better than I but I use cinnamon a lot to balance things out. Works especially well with tomato sauces.

Very Southern Italian of you fishin.

This always happens when I make a tomato-based sauce.

Maybe I should just use less tomato?

I am not a cook. However, my experience as a carpet cleaner (I have to deal with chemistry--particularly pH--on a daily basis) leads me to believe that baking soda might solve your problem.

Baking soda, when added to water, is a strong alkaline. It also tastes a bit salty, just so you know.

Of course, it might make your gumbo rise out of the pot...

General Tsao

I've used just a bit of baking soda to cut acidity. Some tomatoes are more aggressive than other tomatoes.

For tomatoes, you can also use nutmeg.

My family has always loved the acidic taste of fresh tomatos. In fact, we look for the most acidic types to grow in our garden. Pick one ripe off the vine, sprinkle with a little salt, and mmm..... That's summer for me.

First off, you may just want to try a few different brands of canned tomatoes, if that's what you will most likely use. Some are sweeter than others. I like the directly imported from Italy canned tomatoes with basil leaf. I can't give you a brand, because the supply changes all the time. One other thing you can do is cook down the tomatoes slowly to thicken and concentrate the natural sweetness before using them in the dish. Then, just use less of it in the recipe than usual. The spicing ideas are all good. Also, if the tomatoes are still a problem, try using a little honey. You will only need half the amount to regular sugar, which really cuts down on the empty calories.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will probably try them all at some point.

I have heard of basil leaves in this connection, though the subject was spaghetti sauce. Never tried it, so can't suggest a quantity.

Basil does wonders to a tomato sauce, fresh basil, not dried. However, the tomatoes with basil leaf is sort of like canned pork and beans. One leaf, just like that one stupid piece of pork belly you get with the beans, but that's not the point. It's the tomatoes that are sweeter. They just take tomatoes, even canned, more seriously in Italy.

I tried the Italian canned tomatoes, and they were great.
Perfectly balanced, no need to add sugar (or anything acidic, either).

Thanks Cav!

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