The delicate sauce with the taste of grilled vegetables perfectly complements your pasta with unique unforgettable notes. It is recommended to use it in a heated form. Preheat, pour the sauce over the cooked pasta. The earliest people who started planting tomatoes were the Aztecs. Tomatoes began to grow in their gardens as early as 5000 years BC. Tomato sauce appeared in historical sources after the great geographical discoveries of Columbus in the XVI century: the Franciscan monk Bernardino de Sahagun in his notes mentioned a sauce that was sold in Mexican markets. After the Spaniards and Portuguese brought tomatoes to Europe, European chefs began to actively explore options for using tomato sauce. In 1692, he was first included in the cookbook of the Italian chef Antonio Latini, and 100 years later the chef Francesco Leonardi offered to cook pasta with him. In the 30s of the XIX century, tomato sauce could be bought at a pharmacy, as it was believed that with the help of ketchup you can get rid of skin diseases, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and hair loss. Now it seems a little strange, but there is some truth in this statement. One of the main arguments in favor of using tomato sauce is the content of lycopene. This substance is the strongest natural antioxidant, in addition, tomatoes are full of vitamins and minerals. It is worth monitoring the use of tomato paste if you have increased stomach acidity or have peptic ulcer diseases.