Polpa di pomodoro (tomato pulp)

[shivvy]

I use an Antonio Carluccio recipe for ragu bolognese which uses polpa di pomodoro. He describes it as tomato pulp although I have always used passata instead.
Is passata a good substitute?
Can polpa di pomodoro be bought or is the idea to pulp your own tomatos?
Thanks

[mrs_overall]

I'd use passata. It's an acceptable substitute and life is too short to mess about pulping tomatoes.

[jack daniels]

Passata is fine as a substitute, all I would say is that if you wanted a thicker sauce then just reduce it in a saucepan first and then carry on using as you would. You could even add a little tomato pur�e (paste) to the sauce instead, if you wanted to.

[theonlyone]

I use passata ..buy a good one ..
you won't taste the difference ...

[crisgal]

i use a mixture of passata and chopped tomatoes in my ragu x

[filthiestfis]

Remember that blood is thicker than passata.