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Non-dairy substitute for meat to protect from tomato acid

There are many 'bolognese' recipes – although purists will say they do not count as authentic to the Italian origin – that do not use dairy. Indeed, bolognese is very popular in the UK and I think ...
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Non-dairy substitute for meat to protect from tomato acid

A small amount of sugar (tsp or less) can help balance acidity of tomato. I mainly use half a grated carrot, rather than sugar for the same purpose, in my basic tomato sauce. As @dbmag9 suggests ...
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Non-dairy substitute for meat to protect from tomato acid

My interpretation is that you're not looking for any potential way to reduce "sharpness" in a tomato-and-wine sauce, but that you love this particular recipe and want to match the taste as ...
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What substitutes work with a capsaicin allergy?

Black pepper is in the Piperine family, and is safe for me. I actually have been replacing all cayenne and paprika with sumac. It is not spicy, but it has a tang like lemon and has the bright red/pink ...
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