Sun dried tomatoes--anything else to use?

snoopy99

i love italian food…but I HATE sun dried tomatoes…when i make raw recipes from the site that includes it, I don’t know what else to use, then i end up wasting my food becuase i end up not liking it…ie marinara sauce or pizza sauce…what can i use instead?

snoopy99

yeah i don’t know. i think its the sweetness in them…i like tomato paste but that’s not raw

Spinachleaf

I just wanted to show solidarity about hating sun-dried tomatoes, at least the ones I have come across sold in jars. I love tomatoes, but sun-dried just don't suit my taste buds. I grew up with an italian mother who produced amazing food. Either these weren't available to her, (grew up in UK in 50s and 60s) or they just weren't part of her repertoire. Anyway, isn't sun-dried kind of cooked by the sun? Not really raw, not that I'm exclusively raw, but I thought this was all about raw food. Have only just logged on so not completely tuned in to this website yet.

Matt_Raw

It's still considered raw when dried or heated by the sun or a dehydrator upto 50 degrees Celsius. So raw doesn't actually mean cold haha.