The real thing, much better than anything out of a jar or a tin. In Italy, particularly in the South, it is great fun, at the end of the summer, when family and friends gather together to prepare dozens of bottles of tomato sauce that will last for months. Every family has a recipe for this sauce, I have used this one for my whole life, and it has always worked well. If you do not like garlic or oregano, consider them optional but I think they add a lot to the final result.T