I'm not starting that "nonsense"
it genuinely isn't. It's a slow-cooked meat ragu with a small quantity (like a couple of tablespoons) of tomato puree for colour and richness only. Even Wikipedia accepts that.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:17, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

I accept everything you say, and you just mentioned tomato purée.
That contains tomatoes.
Case closed.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:18, Reply)

"tomatoes" was what I said, not puree.
Plus, it's a tiny amount and it's only to change the colour.

Soffritto, veal, pork, stock, wine, maybe milk. herbs and seasoning and a tiny bit of puree to colour it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:24, Reply)

Where did I say it should be chock full of tomatoes?
I said it's red and they put more than a tiny bit, because they like it coloured.
ALSO, TOMATO PURÉE CONTAINS TOMATO. That makes meals with puree inside them meals that contain tomato.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:26, Reply)

thai fish sauce contains anchovies
I suspect you'd get fairly short shrift suggesting that one of the ingredients of thai green curry was anchovies.

If I'd have meant it had nothing tomato-based in it I'd have said "no tomato" not "no tomatoes".

Which, I grant you, is a very subtle difference, and easily missed, but I'm having a cunt of a week so I'm going to be pointlessly belligerent about it.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:30, Reply)

I do think
that anyone with a fish or tomato allergy would disagree with this though.

But as you say, it's a fine distinction.

This is why I love B3ta. Where else could I be discussing what constitutes something having tomatoes in it at 9.38 on a Thursday morning?
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:38, Reply)

anyone with a fish allergy deserves to die.
/harsh thursday.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:43, Reply)

Aw, they don't bother me.+
Peanut allergy sufferers can fuck off though. Making me eat pretzels instead of nuts on planes just because their mothers didn't eat any peanuts during pregnency because they are scared of everything The Daily Mail tells them to be scared of.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:50, Reply)

Selfish cunts.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:56, Reply)

Oh
I stand corrected. I thought you meant tomato of any description.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:18, Reply)

for some reason
I really like the word 'ragu'
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:19, Reply)

Are you on a Ragu Tip?

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:20, Reply)

I am not

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:22, Reply)

I am.
Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day,
Ay um ba day,
Ba day ba wadladie day,
Ey ey ba day ba wadladie day,
Ay um ba da- ay um ba da-da-da-da wadladie day!
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:23, Reply)

If that earworms on my today
I'm going to fucking hunt you down and kill you slowly. Regardless of any previous positivity I may have had towards you.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:25, Reply)

I may have already done myself in
because I can't get it out of my head now.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 8 Sep 2011, 9:26, Reply)